Dear Peyton Gatorade
Peyton Manning: one of the NFL’s all-time best quarterbacks, and apparently a pretty good pen-pal, too.
That’s judging from “Dear Peyton,” a commercial set to air Thursday during the NFL draft, which features recipients of letters from the former Broncos QB reading them aloud.
The touching two-minute spot includes everyone from former teammates and coaches to notable sports figures like former New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Peyton’s brother, Eli, and father, Archie, also make an appearance, as does Pam Frenzel, whose son was treated for cancer at the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital.
“This is a letter my husband and I received after our son Tyler died,” Frenzel says, tenderly holding the piece of paper.