5 teams desperate enough to sign Peyton Manning in 2016

Chip Kelly is out, and in comes former Chiefs offensive coordinator Doug Pederson to become the next head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Expect Philadelphia to run a slower-paced, ground-and-pound, conventional offensive game plan under Pederson.

Since Peyton Manning has accepted that type of philosophical approach late in his career with Gary Kubiak, maybe there is mutual interest between Manning and the Eagles for a 2016 union in the City of Brotherly Love?

Incumbent Philadelphia starting quarterback Sam Bradford had a surprisingly healthy 2015 NFL campaign. However, he’s built a reputation, really since his final college season with Oklahoma, as being one of the more fragile quarterbacks in the game today.

Manning probably isn’t capable of starting 16 games for a playoff caliber team anymore, but Philadelphia must undergo a significant overhaul to its personnel in order to appropriately build an offense for the conservative Pederson.

With the Eagles’ swoon in 2015, an often-injured starting quarterback in Bradford and an erratic backup in Mark Sanchez there will likely be changes. Perhaps Pederson lures Manning to Philly to help steal what was a weak division last year, and build a bridge for his team’s offensive philosophy moving forward.

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