NFL legend John Elway admits he's 'kind of enjoying the retired life'

Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway had been successful the crippled for astir of his life, starting erstwhile helium was a child, earlier progressing done precocious schoolhouse to Stanford and aboriginal to the NFL with the Denver Broncos.

Even aft helium retired, Elway stuck astir the sport. He spent astir a twelve much seasons successful the Broncos’ beforehand office, yet becoming the wide manager of the squad and the president of shot operations. He served arsenic a advisor starting successful 2022, until the presumption ended the adjacent year.

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Denver Broncos advisor John Elway during grooming campy astatine the UCHealth Training Center successful Englewood, Colorado, Aug. 5, 2022. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA Today Sports)

Elway admitted successful an interrogation connected Fox News Channel’s "Fox & Friends" that he’s not missing the crippled arsenic overmuch arsenic helium thought helium would.

"My dada was a shot coach, truthful I grew up successful football. I ever thought that erstwhile I did get distant from it I mightiness miss it. And, actually, I’m benignant of enjoying the retired life," helium said.

Elway has been keeping busy. He has 4 children and 10 grandchildren.

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John Elway celebrates aft a triumph successful his playing days. (IMAGN)

"I’ve been playing a batch of golf," helium added. "I’m inactive watching week successful and week out. But I’m really kinda gladsome I got distant from the game. I’m kinda enjoying my life. I got 10 grandkids truthful I got a batch of kids to spell spot and walk immoderate clip with."

Elway won 2 Super Bowl championships astatine the process extremity of his career. He concluded his playing days connected top, with a Super Bowl XXXIII triumph implicit the Atlanta Falcons.

John Elway, arsenic Denver Broncos president of shot operations, earlier the crippled against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California, Jan. 2, 2022. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA Today Sports)

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He helped bring Peyton Manning into the fold and, down a stellar defense, helium won a Super Bowl rubric arsenic an executive.

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