ESPN is aggressively pursuing former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as an analyst on “Monday Night Football,” according to a report by the New York Post.
The report, citing an unnamed source, says the sports network is willing to “back up the truck” in order to land Manning as the replacement for Jon Gruden, who left the network to coach the Oakland Raiders. Gruden reportedly earned $6.5 million annually at ESPN.
Manning has done some work in the past for ESPN, serving as host of the 2017 ESPYs.