By
DJ Gallo on December 27th, 2016
Colin Kaepernick kneeled, the Cowboys stood tall and Tom Brady was Tom Brady. A look at the NFL’s best, worst and most controversial moments of 2016
The 2015-16 season ended back in February with Peyton Manning kissing Papa John as the Denver Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in the first modern Super Bowl without Roman numerals. When Manning soon confirmed the inevitable and announced his retirement, the Broncos were faced with handing a championship team to Brock Osweiler, Trevor Siemian or a free agent QB from a class that featured names such as Sanchise and Fitzmagic. The Texans swooped in and signed Osweiler for big money (and undoubtedly now regret it). Siemian started strong, but has faded along with Denver’s playoff chances. And Ryan Fitzpatrick stayed with the Jets where, among other football sins, he put up a six-interception game and lost his job. Manning hasn’t put on a uniform in almost a year, yet he has impacted the 2016 season as much as anyone.
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