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Air Force's Troy Calhoun Believes Peyton Manning Is 'Greatest Football Player Of The 21st Century'

Air Force Falcons head football coach Troy Calhoun won't need to worry about facing Peyton Manning on the gridiron, as he did several years ago when he was in the NFL as a Denver Broncos and then Houston Texans coach, but he will certainly have more opportunities to see Manning now that he is the Broncos quarterback.

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Even if Calhoun did need to plan for Manning, it wouldn't really change his opinion of the quarterback (via David Ramsey):

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"He’s [Manning] the greatest football player of the 21st century," Calhoun said. "Hands down."

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Calhoun's just not sure about Manning's health (which, don't you know, is reportedly a better risk than Tebow's ability to stay healthy).