According to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer, the Indianapolis Colts have made a ‘strong push’ for franchise icon Peyton Manning to assume a lead front office role, but such talks have since stalled:
While Irsay would love to bring Peyton back its Manning's call and tho he's listened I think it would be uphill battle to get him to do it
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) January 14, 2017
It’s a report that was later confirmed by WTHR’s Bob Kravitz, who reported that a deal is “unlikely” at this point based on his team sources:
Been told by multiple sources that a Manning hire is "unlikely'' at this point.