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Report: Colts Have Made a ‘Strong Push’ for Peyton Manning, But Talks Stalled

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.