Colts will release Manning

[Leo Crimson]

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/03/06/colts-plan-to-release-peyton-manning-report/

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Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts are parting ways after 14 seasons, according to a report.

ESPN, citing sources close to the team, said the announcement will be made at a press conference Wednesday. The Colts will release Manning, and forgo playing him the US$28-million bonus that he would owed on Thursday under the terms of his current contract. It also means he will become a free agent, and the sources tell ESPN?s Chris Mortensen that he does not plan to retire.

Manning has spent the past five months recovering from his third neck surgery in less than two years, and there have been conflicting reports about how much progress he has made.

The Colts went 2-14 last season without Manning, who started every game in his first 13 seasons in the NFL. He threw for 33 touchdowns and a career-high 4,700 yards in 2010, when Indianapolis went 10-6 and won the AFC South.

Manning guided the Colts to a win in the Super Bowl after the 2006 season.

The Miami Dolphins are expected to make a big push for Manning at the behest of owner Stephen Ross, who wants a big-name quarterback to plug into a team that already has wide receiver Brandon Marshall, running back Daniel Thomas and the sixth-best scoring defence from the 2011 season.

NFL fans, anyone?