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Jets Rumors: Peyton Manning Targeted by NY for Front-Office Position

Tim Daniels
May 18, 2019

The New York Jets are reportedly targeting legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning to fill a key front-office role within the organization.

On Friday, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported "rumors are flying within league circles" that the Jets are going to make a run at Manning. Current Jets head coach Adam Gase served as quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator during the retired QB's time with the Denver Broncos.

The 43-year-old New Orleans native has been linked to several NFL-related jobs since retiring from on-field competition in March 2016.

Most recently, the two-time Super Bowl champion was mentioned as a potential replacement for Jason Wittenโ€”who ended a one-year retirement to rejoin the Dallas Cowboys in Februaryโ€”on ESPN'sย Monday Night Footballย telecasts.

Michael McCarthyย of Sporting News reported last month ESPN executives sensed Manning's "ambivalence" about theย MNFย job and never made a formal contract offer after speaking with him for a second straight offseason. He was also viewed as a candidate to replace Jon Gruden in 2018.

While McCarthy noted the University of Tennessee product signed on with ESPN to createย Peyton's Places, a 30-episode look at the NFL's history, it remains unclear whether he's interested in a full-time job.

"There's no doubt it's been a transition," Manning said about retirement in April 2017, perย Zak Keeferย of theย Indy Star. "It's been welcomed and something I've really enjoyed."

Meanwhile, the Jets are in a period of transition afterย firingย general manager Mike Maccagnan on Wednesday and moving Gase into the interim GM role in addition to his head coaching duties.

It was a stunning decision since New York allowed Maccagnan to handle all of the key offseason moves, highlighted by the draft and signing free-agent running back Le'Veon Bell.

Manish Mehtaย of theย New York Daily Newsย reported Gase "absolutely did not want to sign" Bell or any other running back to a big-money contract, which caused a rift to develop with Maccagnan.

Whether Manning has any interest in joining an organization in such turmoil that's coming off eight straight playoff-less seasons is unclear.

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