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The President: Welcome to the White House.

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Now, I have to tell you that
these guys were out here

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practicing a little earlier.

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(Laughter)

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So before we get started, I
just need to make sure that

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we're all set, that they
were paying attention.

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So let me just say: Omaha!

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Omaha!

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44 is Mike!

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Bags Montana!

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(Laughter)

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I don't know -- it doesn't
seem to work as well for me.

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(Laughter)

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Let's give it up for the
Super Bowl Champion Denver

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Broncos!

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(Applause)

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We have some big Broncos
fans in the house, including

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Mayor Hancock from the great
city of Denver, outstanding

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members of Congress,
the delegation.

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I want to recognize Broncos
CEO Joe Ellis, a couple of

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your former quarterbacks,
GM John Elway.

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(Applause)

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Coach Gary Kubiak.

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(Applause)

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And let's give a big round
of applause to

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Mrs. Annabel Bowlen.

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(Applause)

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As many of you know, Annabel
is here on behalf of the

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Bowlen family and her
husband Pat, the longtime

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Broncos owner who's
inspiring all of us with his

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courageous fight
against Alzheimer's.

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And it's only fitting that
when they won the Super Bowl

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in February, John declared
from the podium: "This one

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is for Pat!"

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And I was just -- we were
backstage talking, the

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record that Pat was able to
put together -- going to

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more Super Bowls than losing
seasons -- that's

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pretty remarkable.

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You're not going to see that
duplicated many places and

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that's a testimony to what
an extraordinary owner he

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has been and
continues to be.

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Pat and Annabel have led
this organization for 32

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successful years -- that
rivals just about any other

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franchise in football.

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In that time, the Broncos
have, as I said earlier,

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gone time and time again to
the Super Bowl, and last

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year was a high water mark,
with a third Super Bowl

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trophy and a dominating
win over Carolina.

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That doesn't mean it was
always pretty --

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or ever pretty.

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(Laughter)

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Coach has acknowledged this
is a gritty, hard-nosed

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group of grinders.

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Last season, the Broncos won
an NFL-record 11 games by a

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touchdown or less.

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And you don't do that
without one of the greatest

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defenses of all time.

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(Applause)

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I'm a Bears fan -- 1985
was pretty good --

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Elway remembers.

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(Laughter)

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But I've got to admit, this
one was pretty good, too.

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(Laughter and applause)

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It all starts with Super
Bowl MVP Von Miller --

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(Applause)

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-- who terrorized opponents
from the edge all season long.

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In the Super Bowl and the
AFC Championship game, he

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had five sacks, two forced
fumbles, an interception.

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Not bad for a guy who prides
himself on his collection

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of eyeglasses --

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(Laughter)

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-- and claims to have
been a geek all his life.

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We also saw him on
"Dancing with the Stars."

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I think he's wearing his
dance shoes today -- where

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are they -- they were
shiny and impressive.

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(Laughter)

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Von was not alone.

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There was his partner on
the opposite side,

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DeMarcus Ware.

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(Applause)

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You had an extraordinary
defensive line, a lockdown

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secondary.

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All in all, coordinator Wade
Phillips' defense led the

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league in 19 statistical
categories --

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(Applause)

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-- including total defense,
passing defense, and sacks.

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And down the stretch, they
smothered three of the top

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four offenses in football.

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And then there was an
offense that always seemed

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to come up big
when it needed to.

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There's running backs C.J.

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Anderson and Ronnie Hillman.

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(Applause)

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Receivers Emmanuel Sanders
and Demaryius Thomas.

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(Applause)

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And we can't forget to
mention the heart and soul

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of this team's offensive
firepower --

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kicker Brandon McManus!

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(Laughter and applause)

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And then there's this guy
from the commercials.

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(Laughter)

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It doesn't matter whether
you need insurance --

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(Laughter)

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-- pizza --

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(Laughter)

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-- a Buick --

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(Laughter)

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-- you basically can stock
your whole household with

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stuff this guy is selling.

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(Laughter)

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You know where to turn
-- it's Peyton Manning!

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(Applause)

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Where'd Peyton go?

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There he is.

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(Applause)

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I have to say, I'm so
pleased to be able to host

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Peyton here at the White
House before I left.

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Anybody who has been a
football fan has watched

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what is one of the greatest
Hall of Fame careers ever,

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racking up more wins, more
MVPs, more passing yards,

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more touchdown passes
than anybody in history.

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The only quarterback to lead
two different teams to

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Super Bowl wins.

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We were all obviously a
little disappointed to see

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him hang it up this spring.

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But as somebody who is just
a little bit older than he

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is, I was sympathetic --

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(Laughter)

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-- to the idea that running
around with these guys, it

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takes its toll.

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But it is great to see
somebody with a career like

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that, who always conducted
himself on the field and off

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the field the way he did, to
be able to go out on top.

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So please give a big round
of applause for

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Peyton Manning.

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(Applause)

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Peyton and I were talking
back -- and he said, yeah,

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you should try it, don't
overstay your welcome.

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(Laughter)

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But I've got term limits, so
I had no choice -- I can't.

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(Laughter)

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Of course, this team is far
more than a collection

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of players.

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The Broncos are a way
of life -- not just in

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Colorado, but throughout
the Mountain West.

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They call it
"Broncos Country."

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Sold out just about every
game in Denver since 1970.

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I've heard how loud that
stadium can get -- back in

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2008, I gave my convention
speech at Mile High.

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(Applause)

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Thank you for letting me
borrow it just for a little bit.

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I have a feeling it's a
little louder after Von

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sacks Tom Brady.

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(Laughter)

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But it was pretty
loud on that day.

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And for all the love the
fans give to this team, the

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Broncos gave it right back.

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In just the last year,
players have served the

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community more than 360
times -- from holding

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fitness clinics to mentoring
young people to honoring

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our troops.

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All told, the Broncos have
distributed more than $25

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million to local
charities since 1993.

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(Applause)

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And earlier today, Peyton
and the guys spent some time

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with our wounded warriors.

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And there's nothing I
appreciate more than when

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outstanding athletes like
this take the time to meet

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with our wounded warriors
and are reminded of the fact

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that as much fun as this is,
as great as football is as a

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part of our lives, it only
happens because of the

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extraordinary sacrifice
of our men and women in uniform.

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So we're very grateful
to them for that.

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(Applause)

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So on and off the field,
these guys are champs.

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Apparently John Elway
knows what he's doing.

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(Applause)

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Coach knows what he's doing,
the ownership knows what

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they're doing, and the
players know what they're doing.

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And I assume that they're
looking for another run.

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I will continue to
root for the Bears --

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(Laughter)

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-- but I've got to give this
organization credit for

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having done an
extraordinary job.

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And this is a well-deserved
celebration of an

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extraordinary season.

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So please give, one more
time, the Super Bowl

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Champion Denver Broncos
a big round of applause!

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(Applause)

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Coach Kubiak: Thank
you, Mr. President.

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As you said before,
unfortunately, the great

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leader of this organization,
this team, is not here today.

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But on behalf of Mr. Bowlen,
our entire organization,

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thank you so much for you
and your staff allowing us

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to be here today and share
this special moment.

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I am so proud of our fans,
our organization, our

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coaches, but most
importantly, these players.

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They gave it up for each
other, and they went and

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achieved something special
-- they brought home a third

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world championship to
the city of Denver.

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And I'm so proud to be a
part of that, but this makes

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it even more so special.

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So thank you, and without
further ado, Annabel is

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going to come up, and the
captains, and present some --

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The President: All
right, what have we

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got, Annabel?

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The President:
Oh, look at that!

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Ms. Bowlen: This is for you.

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The President: That is a
good-looking jersey right there.

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(Applause)

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And the 44 -- I think
Mr. Sanders said I might

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still be able to
be a wide receiver?

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(Laughter)

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I said, it's been a while
since I ran 4.4-40.

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(Laughter)

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But that is wonderful.

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Thank you so much.

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I appreciate it and
thank you so much.

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I need a helmet.

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(Laughter)

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You get knocked around here
in Washington quite a bit.

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(Laughter)

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Thank you.

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These are beautiful.