Peyton Manning made his presence felt at Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s Madison Square Garden wedding on Friday night, and he made sure to mark the moment with a message of his own.
The Broncos legend attended the event with his wife, Ashley, and later shared a photo of the two of them on his Instagram story. Manning kept the caption short and celebratory: " What a night! Congrats T&T," Manning captioned the post.
Manning was one of several familiar NFL faces in the room. The guest list also included current stars such as George Kittle, Patrick Mahomes, Matthew Stafford and Kyle Juszczyk, along with a group of notable former players and league figures.
Among the biggest names were Tom Brady and Manning, two quarterbacks who have long been among the sport’s most recognizable figures. Manning’s connection to the Kelce family runs deep, too. He has appeared on the brothers’ "New Heights" podcast, while Jason and Travis Kelce have also been guests on Peyton and Eli Manning’s "Manningcast" for Monday Night Football.
Peyton and Eli Manning last showed up on "New Heights" in February, when they joined the show to preview the Super Bowl.
Other Patriots legends were there as well, including Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski, and New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was among the coaches in attendance. Vrabel came with his wife, Jen, and was reportedly seen leaving a New York City hotel before getting into an SUV headed to MSG.
Vrabel’s appearance came as he has been in the headlines after controversial pictures with NFL reporter Dianna Russini sparked rumors of an affair.
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