Amid rumors that the New York Jets have contacted legendary quarterback Peyton Manning about their vacant general manager job, the two-time Super Bowl champion is kind of in the dark.
The former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos signal-caller says that he has not heard anything from the Jets.
“It’s kind of hard not to hear about [the rumors],” Manning said on Wednesday, according to Mark Cannizzaro of The New York Post. “I never heard anything from the Jets. Nobody ever contacted me.”
Manning, who had just gotten done playing an 18-hole pro-am alongside of Tiger Woods at the Memorial, added that he was “not sure if I was qualified anyway.”
As for whether or not the 43-year-old would even be interested in running an NFL franchise? Manning played it coy, as one would expect.
“Who knows? I’m kind of busy selling insurance right now [as a spokesman for Nationwide], and our band is about to start our second tour with [Brad] Paisley, so that’s keeping me busy right now,” he quipped.
Manning added that he is rooting for Jets head coach Adam Gase, who spent three seasons as Manning's quarterbacks coach as well as two years as his offensive coordinator in Denver.
“I’m pulling for Adam,” Manning said. “I think he can do a lot of good things for Sam Darnold. Adam helped me out a lot. I was a veteran quarterback, but I was kind of starting over again in some ways. In Denver, it was kind of my second chapter. I was playing in a new system and physically, I couldn’t do certain things I used to. So I can kind of relate to what Sam is going through and learning a lot.”
Manning last played in the NFL during the 2015 campaign, winning a Super Bowl with the Broncos before retiring.
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