Peyton Manning is interested in becoming a part-owner of his former team, the Denver Broncos. The Broncos, currently owned by the estate of Pat Bowlen, has been valued at up to $3 billion. The team could be sold as early as this spring.
“People are obviously interested, they’re curious,” Manning said when asked about NFL ownership earlier this season. “I care because I live here and I go to the games, and I want to know what’s going to happen like everyone else. But I have no relationship or agreement with anybody. . . . Even if I’m offered an opportunity, I haven’t decided if I would even do it. I actually like what I’m doing now. I get to stay close to the game. . . . I get to coach [my son] Marshall’s flag football team, I went to a doubleheader softball game to see [my daughter] Mosley play. I’m just taking everything on a one year at a time basis, next year who knows how I’ll feel. . . . But I’ll always be a part of the Broncos, I’ll say that.”
Reports are that Manning has been in conversation with potential ownership groups and that he would want to be a part of management as well. If negotiations start at the end of the season, and a vote can be finalized at league meetings in March, a new owner could be in place by October.
By the time Manning got to the Broncos, he was a future Hall of Famer looking to cement his legacy. He joined the team in 2012. While a member of the Broncos, he was the 2012 league MVP, set the most passing touchdowns on a season record at 55 and retired after their Super Bowl win in 2015.
Manning and his family have lived in Denver since his retirement.
