NFL: Peyton Manning to Decide on Future in March, But Von Miller Believes Superstar Will Continue Playing
Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos are expectedly still on ‘cloud nine’ following that big Super Bowl 50 last weekend but there are things to iron out as far as the club’s future is concerned.
At the top of the list are the fate of two players – Peyton Manning and Von Miller.
Of the two, a lot of attention is on the 39-year-old Manning. Though it was a rough and tumble season for the veteran quarterback, he has yet to decide on what comes next.
Even before Super Bowl 50 started, talks of impending retirement were already up in the air. Manning avoided talking about his plans though majority believe that the five-time NFL MVP is inclined to end his career on a high note.
His father, Archie Manning, hinted last week that his son was done in Denver and that it would be difficult for the two-time Super Bowl champion to switch teams at this stage. The Los Angeles Rams did show interest on the Super Bowl XLI MVP but he does have one year left in his contract with the Broncos.
That part of his existing contract is the reason why Denver is hoping to find out what Manning intends to do on or before March 9.
As it turns out, Manning’s $19 million base salary becomes guaranteed on that day, which will count against the team’s salary cap of about $21.5 million.
Executive vice president and team manager John Elway is someone who can easily relate to what may be going on in Manning’s head right now.
Back in 1998, he retired right after the Broncos won the Super Bowl XXXII. There is a chance that Manning could do the same though nothing is certain for now.
"The important thing is, it's going to be his decision,'' Elway said via ESPN. "Where we get a chance to sit down and talk to him, that's up to Peyton, where he is in that process, what he thinks he can ... what he wants to do from here on out.''
One player who believes that Manning will not retire is teammate and Super Bowl 50 most valuable player Von Milller, via Sporting News.
Appearing at the Ellen DeGeneres Show, the outside linebacker believes that Manning will return next season.
"I don't think he's is going to retire," Miller said. "He still has the physical ability and the mental ability to go out there and be great. I think he still has a little bit left in him."
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