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First to bet on Manning retiring? Rob Lowe

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08:02 AM ET 01.19 | Earlier in the day "Parks and Recreation" aired Wednesday night, one of its stars made NFL news. We don't mean to contribute to the Peyton Manning retirement speculation fueled [Wednesday] by, of all people, Rob Lowe. But it's out there, so here you go. ... [Lowe] tweeted Wednesday that he's hearing Manning is done playing football. Lowe's "report" appeared to be inaccurate after several interested parties weighed in Wednesday. Manning's father, Archie, laughed when told of Lowe's tweet, telling [ESPN] "He ain't retiring. I think he would've told me." Manning's agent, Tom Condon, says this is the first he's heard about it, per [NFL Network].

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January 19, 2012  08:08 AM ET

If he retires, it will be because the doctors have told him it's the smart thing to do.

And Peyton Manning is smart.

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January 19, 2012  08:13 AM ET

His source was Ally Sheedy.

January 19, 2012  08:13 AM ET
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Nothing personal, but every time I see your avatar I want to SLAP IT! Good Morning.

Go ahead. I bet she likes it.

January 19, 2012  08:15 AM ET

So not newsworthy.

January 19, 2012  08:18 AM ET
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His source was Ally Sheedy.

Probably as credible as this story.

January 19, 2012  08:30 AM ET

Take that Adam Schefter and Jay Glazer...Rob Lowe is going to beat you to it

January 19, 2012  08:41 AM ET

gotta love it....Archie thinks Peyton would have told him if he was going to retire.....it's amusing when parents think they know everything that is going on in their kids' lives when they really know almost nothing....what's next? Andy Reid saying his kids don't do drugs?

January 19, 2012  08:42 AM ET
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If he retires, it will be because the doctors have told him it's the smart thing to do.And Peyton Manning is smart.

and the new HC of the Colts is.....Peyton Manning....

January 19, 2012  08:44 AM ET
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and the new HC of the Colts is.....Peyton Manning....

he still gets paid, he is still around to tutor Luck, he is still a Colt, he is still intimately involved with the game he loves so much....he was already calling the plays....it'll would be like last season where he was in the booth all year...calling plays...okay, so maybe OC instead of HC...

January 19, 2012  08:47 AM ET
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and the new HC of the Colts is.....Peyton Manning....

QB Coach, I can definitely believe. Peyton is too smart to jump right to HC and take on that rebuilding project with zero experience, even if they'd hire him.

January 19, 2012  09:00 AM ET
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Take that Adam Schefter and Jay Glazer...Rob Lowe is going to beat you to it

Crap... does that mean we'll see him on ESPN, too?

January 19, 2012  09:06 AM ET

If Manning is sucha good mentor/coach, how come the Colts' backup QBs have been so bad?

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January 19, 2012  09:12 AM ET

BFD !! Story based on Rob Lowe??? ppppffffttttt :-p time to move on

January 19, 2012  09:18 AM ET
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If Manning is sucha good mentor/coach, how come the Colts' backup QBs have been so bad?

same reason tebow can't pass....

January 19, 2012  09:28 AM ET

Rob Lowe? I thought he was dead.

January 19, 2012  09:48 AM ET

Damn Brat Packers.

January 19, 2012  09:50 AM ET
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Damn Brat Packers.

Nice...

 
January 19, 2012  09:59 AM ET

Manning is thru... I said it before the season even started. He's going nowhere except to a wheelchair if he tries to get back on the field.

Take your money and go back to making funny commercials Peyton.

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