Colts' owner in no hurry to resolve Peyton Manning situation.
Jan 8, 2012 - The Indianapolis Colts have no shortage of intrigue brewing in the offseason with the status of quarterback Peyton Manning the top storyline to follow.
With reports that the Colts are sold on picking Andrew Luck with the top pick in the NFL draft, Manning's status going forward is in focus. The Colts must chart their course with or without Manning by March 8th which is the deadline for the team to pick up the franchise QB's huge bonus option.
According to a series of tweets from ESPN's Chris Mortensen, neither Manning nor owner Jim Irsay have seriously discussed the issues at hand but they plan to, although Irsay ruled out the option of trading Manning.
The ever-intriguing @JimIrsay & Peyton Manning both emphatic to me there have been no discussions re:ext of March 8 option bonus date.
What's clear: Irsay & Manning will jointly determine future. Irsay makes final call on PM; new GM/ Irsay will jointly decide on Caldwell.
Whatever decision on Manning, one that will NOT happen: A trade. Irsay will never trade Manning. Release? That's medical issue, for now.
@JimIrsay - one of great follows in Twitterverse - wanted to reiterate that Colts won't trade #1 pick but wants a process on future QB.
So the big news is that Irsay claims he will not consider a trade as an option. Other than that, the two primary parties in this offseason drama are in no hurry to resolve the rest of the story.
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