Legendary NFL quarterback Peyton Manning said Wednesday he wasn't contacted by the New York Jets about their vacant general manager position.
"Nobody ever contacted me ... And I'm not sure I was qualified anyway," Manning told Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post.
Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported in mid-May "rumors [were] flying within league circles that the Jets may make a run" at the two-time Super Bowl champion, though he wasn't projected to fill a traditional GM role.
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