Peyton Manning is definitely all about being well groomed and very presentable.
When you’re an athlete, a few things are expected of you. But just make sure you also take care of the easy things like shaving and getting haircut. This day in age, we live in an era in which men are sporting their beards and long hair proudly. Some ball clubs accept it and others frown upon it. The Yankees for example, have a zero tolerance for it. Let’s add Peyton Manning to that list. Broncos rookie Trevor Siemian has been catching Mannin’s eye lately. He said he likes how the rookie looks on the field. However, his haircut does not fancy Manning.
“I don’t know if you noticed, but all of the rookies got their heads shaved by our ‘senior committee.’ It’s kind of a defensive thing—that’s the one time they’re allowed to cross over the ball. Ty [Sambrailo] had long hair when he got here and they cut our left tackles hair. But, for three years in a row now I have spared the QB’s. I spared Brock [Osweiler], I spared [Zac] Dysert and I spared Trevor. But I told Trevor, ‘Just because I spared you from getting your head shaved doesn’t mean… you still need a haircut.’ He’s got a bad haircut. It’s borderline mullet at this point.
“So I said, ‘Don’t take advantage of my generosity…get a haircut. Represent the QB’s. Look sharp.’ He hasn’t done it yet.
Peyton has spoken but will Siemian actually get a haircut? Let us wait and see.