So what's next for Peyton Manning, you ask?
After eliminating the Cardinals and Dolphins from his list of suitors while working out at Duke University for the Broncos on Friday, the four-time MVP's to-do list is shrinking.
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Next up, he'll work out for the Titans at 11:45 a.m. ET on Saturday morning at an undisclosed location, per the team's flagship radio station.
After that, he could start weighing the expected offers from Denver, Tennessee and the San Francisco 49ers, who surprisingly emerged as a contender on Friday but secretly worked Manning out at Duke on Tuesday.
Each team is working off a contractual framework of five years and $90 million, which would be equivalent to the deal Manning signed with the Colts last summer, Mike Klis of The Denver Post reported earlier Friday. Manning and Patriots QBTom Brady both had deals last season that averaged $18 million annually, tops in NFL history. It appears Manning could remain in the same fiscal stratosphere (or higher) going forward.
After that, the four-time MVP will pick his next team, apparently early next week.
"Peyton Manning has told people with the teams that are involved that he hopes to make a decision by Monday or Tuesday," NFL Network's Albert Breerreported on NFL Total Access on Friday night, while noting that Manning's timeline has already played out longer than expected.
"Each team involved in this process is taking what he says with a grain of salt knowing that it can last longer than that."
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