Payton Manning is a former UT Vol. (The Herald/ Archived Photo)

This year, 32 former Tennessee football players earned the right to play for an NFL franchise. Take a look at how the NFL Vols did during the regular season and what lies ahead for them in the playoffs.

Perhaps the most well-known is Peyton Manning, QB for Denver.

Peyton Manning, in his 15th season in the NFL, set many career bests, Broncos records and NFL records in his first season re-donning an orange uniform.

Manning earned a spot in his 12th Pro Bowl in his return to the grid iron. His 12 selections are the most for a quarterback in NFL history. He is also the first quarterback to make a Pro Bowl one year removed from missing a full season due to injury or illness.

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