While he doesn\'t know exactly how, Peyton Manning says he wants to \"stay connected\" to the NFL in any way he can.
Manning passed on a chance to work in the Monday Night Football booth.
He says working in a front office isn\'t something on his radar right now either.
\"I can\'t speak too far into the future. I guess in a way I am [working in the league]. I\'m doing this little thing for the NFL for the 100th year, I went from Columbus yesterday to Ada, Ohio, for Wilson, where they make the footballs. ... I went and kind of learned how to make a football, looking for a job. And I failed miserably. And I\'m going to Chicago next week. ... I have enjoyed that. ... I have enjoyed staying connected with it in this way.
\"I still stay connected, I just can\'t ... look into a glass and say what I\'m going to be wanting to do next year or five years from now,\" Manning added. \"I know I do want to stay close to it, stay connected to it.\"