Cam Newton Pays Homage to Peyton Manning with Heartfelt Instagram Post

Peyton Manning officially announced that he will retire. After news broke over the weekend of his decision, players all over the league sent him congratulatory messages.  The latest comes from Cam Newton, who posted this on Instagram Monday afternoon.

I am grateful to have shared the field in your LAST game but most importantly I am grateful to have mimicked a style you created to bring out the best in MË! And that style is/was mastering the art of: PREPARAT1ØN. You have changed this game in ways you will never no and I admire the man you are on and off the field. You set the bar H1GH….extremelyH1GH and knowing your family, I know that’s just the norm. I came into this league gagging and still gagging my talents to this day off of the things that YOÜ have done and accomplished; because you are and you will FOREVER be the STANDARD! So long SHER1FF! #omahaOMAHA #1STpickGÄNG #iWmW -1OVE

A photo posted by Cam Newton (@cameron1newton) on Mar 7, 2016 at 11:40am PST