Peyton Manning may have retired, but it wasn’t because nobody wanted him on board, at least according to his agent.
Tom Condon spoke to “The Business of Sports with Andrew Brandt” podcast, and revealed that Manning had interest from other NFL teams before ultimately electing to retire, according to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.
Condon didn’t divulge which teams, or even how many, had registered their interest, saying only that Denver was not one of the interested parties. He did note, though, that Manning had a lot of love and respect for the game and didn’t want to be a player who would “hopscotch” from team to team. Basically, it sounds like Manning wanted an offer he couldn’t refuse, and it never came.
Based on previous reporting, the Los Angeles Rams seem a good bet to have been one of the teams. While he apparently won’t be serving as a TV analyst in 2016, Manning doesn’t sound like a guy who wants to stay away from the game. Perhaps a front office role is in his future.
