Peyton Manning has turned down ESPN on their offers to come and do their Monday Night Football broadcast on several occasions, but it appears it’s because he has something bigger in mind that he wants to do.
Kalyn Kahler of Bleacher Report published a lengthy feature on Monday that looks further into what the next big thing could be for Manning.
Via Bleacher Report:
“Three sources who have spent time with Manning say that what he really wants to do is run a team with an ownership stake. Call it the Michael Jordan model.
“I could see him running an organization,” former NFL head coach and three-time Super Bowl champion Mike Shanahan says. “He is so on top of every area because he has been working at it his whole life.”
It should also be noted that another source stated Manning gave serious consideration to the broadcasting offers he received from CBS and ESPN this offseason.
“If he had another month to think about it, he very well might have done it,” the person said. “Many people in his family said, ‘You know what, you should do this.’ … That’s hard to do because you’re not saying, ‘I’m going to try it this year.’ You’re basically saying, ‘This is what I am going to do for the next decade.’”
Manning was selected with the first pick in the 1998 draft by the Colts, racking up 71,940 yards, 539 touchdowns, two Super Bowls, a five-time NFL MVP and the Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year in 2004 and again in 2013 for the Colts and Broncos.
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