Peyton Manning has no interest in coaching, even with Broncos opening

Do not expect to see Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning roaming the sidelines as a head coach anytime soon.

When asked by TMZ this week if he had any interest in getting into coaching, especially with the new opening in Denver, Manning quickly -- and repeatedly -- responded with an "I don't think so" in response to the question.

And quite honestly, why would he have an interest in that?

Manning has a pretty amazing setup for himself in his post-playing career and he shouldn't be in any rush to change that. He accomplished everything there is to accomplish on the field as a player, and he has a sweet gig on ESPN with the "Manningcast" alongside his brother, Eli. The Manningcast, an alternate broadcast for select Monday night football and playoff games, has been wildly popular with football fans over the past two years and has already been extended through the 2024 NFL season. 

He still gets to be involved with football, is getting handsomely compensated for it, and does not have to deal with any of the stress and time commitments that come with coaching.

The Broncos job opened this week after Nathaniel Hackett was fired just 15 games into his coaching career and less than 24 hours after an embarrassing Christmas day defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams. Manning spent four seasons as the starting quarterback for the Broncos, appearing in two Super Bowls and winning one of them during the 2015 season. 

It might seem weird to even ask Manning about his interest in coaching given that he has never done it, but given some recent hirings in the NCAA and NFL ranks you can not really rule anything out at this point. 

Deion Sanders had limited high school coaching experience before taking the head coaching job at Jackson State University in 2020, rapidly turning that program into a powerhouse and using it as a launching pad for the Colorado job. 

This past week Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed was hired as the new head coach at Bethune-Cookman despite only briefly serving as an assistant defensive backs coach under Rex Ryan with the Buffalo Bills. 

Then, of course, there is the story of Manning's former Indianapolis Colts teammate, Jeff Saturday. Saturday was hired in-season by Colts owner Jim Irsay to replace Frank Reich despite almost no coaching experience of any kind (only briefly as a high school coach). It has been, to this point, a complete disaster and shows how important some experience is.