"The 2004 Maxwell Club dinner was a Manning family affair. Peyton Manning was in Atlantic City to receive the Bert Bell Award as NFL Player of the Year. Brother Eli was there, too, to accept the Maxwell Award as college player of the year.

Typically, Eli was walking in Peyton's shadow. Peyton had won the Maxwell Award in 1997 following his senior season at Tennessee. Seven years later, he was back to collect the Bert Bell Award. He was the headliner, the star of the show. Eli was little brother."