After Peyton Manning retired following the 2015-16 campaign, many surmised that he would one day land in an NFL front office, and rumor has it that he was already offered a job. Multiple NFL executives and agents have stated that Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam offered to bring Manning aboard the Browns' front office following his retirement.
However, Manning says that is not true:
“I think people assume that I have been offered a Browns role, but that is just not true,” Manning said, according to Kalyn Kahler of Bleacher Report. “What's the old saying? Be careful going to work for your friends [because] you might ruin a friendship, you know? Jimmy and I talk a lot, and I think sometimes Jimmy talks about what is on my radar and what am I thinking about almost more as a friend. As an adviser, if you will. I never really felt like he was asking for his personal views.”
Manning recently turned down a lucrative offer by ESPN to become a commentator on Monday Night Football, so perhaps he has bigger plans.
Or maybe he genuinely doesn't know what he wants to do right now.
One thing is for sure: Manning had a brilliant NFL career, and him eventually deciding to join the Browns or any other team in a front office capacity would make sense.
The future Hall-of-Famer entered the league with the Indianapolis Colts in 1998 and spent the first 14 years of his career with the club, winning a Super Bowl title during the 2006-07 campaign.
Manning then linked up with the Denver Broncos in 2012 and spent four years in the Mile High City, capping things off with another championship in his final season.
The 44-year-old won five MVP awards while making 14 Pro Bowl appearances throughout his NFL tenure.
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