Leaf, who has an eidetic memory, recalled draft day 1998 with great clarity and joy. The draft process had been bumpy, but to come from Montana — hardly a football factory — and be selected ...

Ryan Leaf couldn’t escape comparisons to Peyton Manning, the No. 1 pick overall in the 1998 NFL Draft. Brent Smith Leaf also responded to someone who tweeted the quarterback is the “most ...

The build-up to the 1998 NFL Draft was all about whether the pick for the Colts should be Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf.

Ryan Leaf and the 1998 NFL Draft. Leaf said he has spoken to Polian, the Colts' personnel boss in '98, in the past week, and that Polian apologized to him: "Adults had a conversation." ...

Ryan Leaf wants Bill Polian to make like a tree. The former NFL quarterback is considered to be one of the league's most infamous draft busts. Selected second overall by the San Diego Chargers in ...

When the Colts took Peyton Manning over Ryan Leaf at the top of the 1998 NFL draft, Indianapolis made a decision that shaped the future of its organization for the better.

Calling Ryan Leaf a bust isn't as effective as it used to be. Leaf was the second pick of the 1998 NFL Draft, behind Peyton Manning, by the San Diego Chargers, and he's widely regarded as the ...

In the 1998 NFL draft, the Indianapolis Colts had the first overall pick, and the owner had a choice to make between Peyton Manning or Ryan Leaf.

The 1998 NFL Draft was a toss up for the 1st overall pick. Ryan Leaf was in contention with Peyton Manning to be the first player off the board.

After Bill Polian criticized Ryan Leaf's dedication, ... The Colts' former personnel chief, Polian recently discussed the team's 1998 draft deliberations on the 33rd Team podcast, ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Did Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay privately prefer quarterback Ryan Leaf over Peyton Manning with the top pick in the 1998 NFL draft?. Leaf, the eventual No. 2 selection, says ...

Ryan Leaf is starting a new chapter in his media ... The No. 2 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft (behind Peyton Manning), Leaf struggled in limited action in four seasons before falling out of ...