Report: Rams Have Had Internal Discussions About Signing Peyton Manning

The rumors are spreading like wildfire in Rams camp. Tuesday, the team was reportedly interested in Johnny Manziel and now Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Rams have had internal discussions about bringing Peyton Manning to Los Angeles if he would want to play another season.

Schefter says in the article attached to the tweet,

"“The Rams have had internal discussions about bringing Peyton Manning to Los Angeles should he want to play another season, per a league source.Manning still is under contract to the Broncos for another year, but most around the league do not expect him to return to Denver next season, if he returns at all.Manning still must decide whether he wants to play again, and the Rams still are formulating their quarterback plans. But they are monitoring the Manning situation, per a source, which is a sign that the Broncos quarterback could have options next season.It also sets up the possibility — even if it is remote — that Manning could finish his career in Southern California just as former Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas did with the San Diego Chargers in 1973 and former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath did with Los Angeles Rams in 1977.Rams coach Jeff Fisher said at his season-ending news conference that Case Keenum is the team’s starter entering the offseason and Nick Foles and Sean Mannion will be around to compete. The Rams traded for Foles last offseason and signed him to an extension, but the former Philadelphia starter lost the starting job to Keenum during the season.”"

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Schefter is usually a pretty reliable source and he most likely isn’t wrong here. The Rams very well could be having internal discussions about bringing in Peyton Manning. If they feel they are a quarterback away from really competing then Manning would fit the bill.

Most likely Manning will retire after Sunday’s game, however, say he does decide to come back for another year and the Broncos release him to open up cap space. The Rams are wise to at the very least do their due diligence on every quarterback option out there.

As Albright says, who was right about the Nick Foles trade, other teams are having the same conversation. With all of these rumors floating around, it’s going to be a long offseason.