Thread: Peyton Manning could’ve gotten more money from Titans, says report

Cashing in $18 million worth of checks from the Denver Broncos, it's not like Peyton Manning's 2012/2013 season is going to be a charitable act. He'll be the highest-paid quarterback in the league, at least until Drew Brees gets his new deal.

But if Peyton was just chasing the cash, according to Chris Mortensen, he could've squeezed a lot more of it out of the Tennessee Titans. Pro Football Talk passed along this tidbit from Mort:

... If Manning had decided to make it all about the money, he could have gotten $25 million a year from the Titans. Owner Bud Adams never made any secret that he desperately wanted Manning to return to Tennessee, where he had been a college star in the 1990s.

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there was all kinds of speculation on what Bud Adams was going to offer Peyton. People kept saying he was going to get a "lifetime employment"...or whatevers. Then of course, people assumed that since Tennessee is his home, that the calling to be back in front of his home-town crowd would be his choice. But they put too much pressure on him, didn't leave him alone to make his decision, nor make him comfortable in allowing him to 'breath.' Elway did.

Bud Adams came off creepy during that entire circus. What a weirdo.

just shows you how peyton was about winning then about the money!!!

Originally Posted by chazoe60

Bud Adams came off creepy during that entire circus. What a weirdo.

oh, come on. . . how can you really call this guy a creepy weirdo?

Originally Posted by dogfish

oh, come on. . . how can you really call this guy a creepy weirdo?

He looks like Grandpa checking out the Titans Cheerleaders and about to drool

Originally Posted by Medford Bronco

He looks like Grandpa checking out the Titans Cheerleaders and about to drool

he kinda looks like al davis to me. . . .

Funny how this news comes out with the Drew Brees contract situation coming to head, and they have the same agent....but I digress.

I thought there was no way Manning was coming here, and that he was only using Denver to drive the price up. Obviously I was wrong. Hopefully we get a superbowl win or two out of this.

Originally Posted by broncobryce

Funny how this news comes out with the Drew Brees contract situation coming to head, and they have the same agent....but I digress.

I thought there was no way Manning was coming here, and that he was only using Denver to drive the price up. Obviously I was wrong. Hopefully we get a superbowl win or two out of this.

You also thought Tebow was a good quarterback.

Pretty much says it all.