Early Sunday morning news broke that Peyton Manning was (officially) retiring from the NFL. As the sports world woke to the news, here’s a look at some of the top reactions from across the local and national landscape…

John Elway set the tone…

Super Bowl MVP Von Miller shared a video farewell…

Bennie Fowler now knows he’s part of history…

https://twitter.com/b_fowler13/status/706521652985638912

Longtime Broncos safety David Bruton was a fellow captain with Manning…

Chris Harris Jr. says Manning was the ultimate team player…

Linebacker Brandon Marshall shared this hilarious look at Manning “dripping” and “dabbing”…

Former Broncos receiver and current radio color analyst Ed McCaffrey issued his congratulations…

Another Broncos legend, Shannon Sharpe, said Twitter wasn’t sufficient space to say all he wanted to about Manning, so he kept things simple…

Broncos running back C.J. Anderson echoed the sentiments of many fans…

And offered his own thoughts on playing with Manning…

Broncos safety Darian Stewart was honored to share the field with the legendary QB…

Receiver Jordan Norwood feels blessed to have played with Manning…

Running back Kapri Bibbs reminded us (and Manning) about their age difference…

But ultimately paid his respects…

Defensive tackle Sylvester Williams felt blessed as well…

Linebacker Danny Trevathan wants Manning to keep the “cold ones” on ice for him…

Olympic and World Cup gold medalist Lindsey Vonn bid her farewell…

FOX Sports reporter was happy for Manning, happier for his colleague…

Former Broncos offensive lineman and now NFL analyst Mark Schlereth shared this adorable video of his granddaughter and how Manning has shaped her life…

Manning’s old teammate, Pat McAfee, joked about his other endeavors’ success…

Eric Goodman on Mile High Sports AM 1340 remembers a prophetic thought…

NFL Network shared these top-10 highlights from his career…

Mike Greenberg of ESPN couldn’t resist a final shot at Manning…

But a New England blogger stood up for Manning, and pointed out an interesting fact…

Manning reportedly spoke to his longtime rival, Tom Brady, the night his decision was made…

Trey Wingo had a funny take, as usual…

Rick Reilly noted the pressing urgency of the Broncos QB situation in the decision…

https://twitter.com/ReillyRick/status/706498161129365504

CW2’s Kami Carmann noted the ironic timing of the announcement…

Yahoo’s Frank Schwab noted the importance of Manning’s “second act,” with Denver…

And an eye-popping stat…

Andrew Mason of DenverBroncos.com looked forward, and back…