Peyton Manning to co-anchor coverage of Olympics opening ceremony

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Pro Football Hall of Fame member Peyton Manning is joining veteran Olympics host Mike Tirico and Grammy Award-winning singer Kelly Clarkson as the anchors of NBC's coverage of the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris.

The trio made the announcement Tuesday night on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon."

"I took a little French in high school," Manning to