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INDIANAPOLIS - Jim Irsay figured the road to Indianapolis next Super Bowl title eventually would go through Peyton Mannings new team. Nicolas Otamendi Jersey .He never anticipated it would happen this fast.Heading into Sundays divisional-round game against the Broncos, the Colts owner said Tuesday that Hollywood couldnt have created a better script than Manning vs. Andrew Luck.It was my hope and dream that this sort of situation would occur. I feel blessed that it has, Irsay said during a 30-minute news conference in Indianapolis. Peyton remains a really dear friend to me. We have communicated through the months. I think its going to be a great game and having these two great quarterbacks go against each other at this point in their careers is really exciting.The winner earns a ticket to the AFC Championship game. The loser heads home to contemplate what must be fixed before Round 4 of this quarterback duel takes place sometime next season.Irsay said he and then-team president Bill Polian started discussing how and when to transition from Manning to his eventual successor in 2010. Irsay said they determined at that time that most prominent quarterbacks started declining at about age 38. Manning will turn 39 in March, and Irsay noted that Manning could defy the odds because hes still playing at such a high level.Those talks became more important a year later when Manning missed the entire season because of a nerve injury that weakened his right arm. Without their star quarterback, the usually strong Colts stumbled to a 2-14 mark.Irsay was forced to decide whether to keep a potentially proficient but injured and soon-to-be 35-year-old quarterback with a high salary-cap number or rebuild immediately. His answer came on the final day of the 2011 season.It was (Maurice Jones-Drew) that gave it to us, he reached out on that 4-yard gain and got the first down in Jacksonville and that changed our destiny, Irsay said, referring to the play that assured Indy of having the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2012.Two months later, Irsay made an emotional announcement that Manning and the Colts were parting ways. Even then, Irsay insisted he wanted Manning to get another shot at a Super Bowl title while the revamped Colts would attempt to put themselves back into contention.A month later, Indy kicked off the rebuilding process by taking Luck with the top pick, and it didnt take long for the former Colts star and the new Colts star to embark on a collision course.Manning led the Broncos to three straight AFC West titles and last years Super Bowl.Luck, meanwhile, won 33 regular-season games, reached the playoffs in each of his first three NFL seasons and captured the last two AFC South titles. In a wild-card round win last year against Kansas City, Luck engineered the second-greatest comeback in playoff history. And last weekends wild-card win over Cincinnati set up Sundays rematch with Mannings Broncos, who won 31-24 in the season opener.Its been special, Irsay said of the Luck era. Obviously the Kansas City game last year was historic. Again (in Sundays win), 376 yards with drops and some of the throws he made, its incredible. Thats what we saw when he was coming out (of college).Manning has played well, too. He won a league record fifth MVP last season after shattering Tom Bradys single-season record for touchdown passes (55), and he has the Broncos (12-4) back in the Super Bowl hunt.While some contend Manning is starting to play like a 38-year-old quarterback and that his playoff history has been sub-par, Irsay doesnt buy it.Peyton plays at such a high level and plays so great that people put expectations that are unrealistic because I really think whether you get one, two, three championships, a lot more is involved, said Irsay, who reiterated he would have liked to have hoisted more than one Lombardi Trophy with Manning. I think hes one of the greatest players ever to play the game at his position. Hes going to be in that conversation when you talk about it.Hed just rather see Luck and the Colts take this round.I thought we played better on Sunday and when I say that, I mean that I dont think weve played our best game yet, Irsay said. With the task at hand where were going, were going to have to take it to that next level. Theres no question about it.NOTES: The Colts put right guard Hugh Thornton on injured reserve Tuesday with a shoulder injury. Thornton was injured in the second-to-last game of the season at Dallas and hasnt played since. Lance Louis will likely replace Thornton in the lineup for the third straight week. ... Indy signed running back Michael Hill to the active roster to take Thorntons spot.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and twitter.com/AP_NFL  Nicolas Gaitan Jersey . -- The Orlando Magic have made no secret that the future of their franchise will depend on how well they can develop their young players. Angel Di Maria Jersey . The agreement comes a little more than one week after the video game manufacturer agreed to a $40 million settlement in a similar but separate case, bringing the total payout planned for athletes to $60 million, said Steve Berman, an attorney for the plaintiffs, and the NCAA.NEWARK, N.J. -- Jaromir Jagr has decided to remain with the New Jersey Devils for another year. "I was happy being here," the 42-year-old Jagr said Thursday in a conference call from Belarus, where he is playing for the Czech Republic in the world championships. "There was no reason to change. There was no reason to test free agency. What would happen? Someone might give me more money, but nobody can guarantee me that Id be happy someplace else. If Im happy, then theres no reason to go anywhere else. I play my best hockey when Im happy." The Devils did not release terms of the contract. Jagr said it was a one-year deal. The contract is believed to be worth $6 million with incentives. "I like having one-year deals," Jagr said. "If something goes wrong, you never know if you have a long contract and say have three years left. One year is good for everybody. I think both sides wanted to get this done quickly. Lou (Lamoriello, the teams president and general manager) wanted to do it, because he wanted to see the direction where hes going with the team." Jagr was the Devils leading scorer this, finishing with 24 goals and 43 assists for 67 points. "Id truly like to score more goals," Jagr said. "I feel like I can play with the guys we have. We have a better chance to play better. We have a good group of guys and thats very important. I like to play a lot, because I dont get tired." Jagr will turn 43 in February of next season, his 21st year in the NHL. A two-time winner of the Stanley Cup when he played for the Pittsburgh Peenguins, Jagr has 705 goals and 1,050 assists. Lionel Messi Jersey. The Devils missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. "We made a lot of mistakes early," Jagr said. "But we were able to play good against the good teams. We lost a lot of points to teams that didnt make the playoffs. It put us in a position where we had to win almost every game and that was too much pressure. We didnt have any great superstars, but we had good goal scorers that give us a chance to compete against anybody and beat anybody. Its just my feeling, but we didnt have to be great to win games, if we work hard." Jagr said that he liked the camaraderie in the Devils locker room. "We have a lot of fun," Jagr said. "We have a loose atmosphere. Theres not a bad guy in the room. Maybe we need a bad one to get in the playoffs." Jagr was named Thursday as one of the three finalists for the Bill Masterton Award, given to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey," along with Manny Malholtra of the Carolina Hurricanes and Dominic Moore of the New York Rangers. "It means a lot that the hockey writers picked me," Jagr said. "Hockey writers can be very picky, so for them to pick me means a lot. I just love the sport and follow the laws of the sport." Jagr said he plans to keep playing after next season. "Theres no reason to stop," Jagr said. "I want to play for as long as I can. As long as I work hard, I am going to continue to play." Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys China China Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Store Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping NFL Jerseys Cheap Wholesale Jerseys 2020 ' ' '