LA Rams want Peyton Manning if he doesn’t retire after Super Bowl 50

The Los Angeles Rams have had internal discussions about pursuing Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning if he is available this offseason, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday.

Manning, who turns 40 in March, still is under contract to the Broncos for another year, but most expect the future Hall of Famer to retire sometime after Super Bowl 50.

On Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, Manning attempts to become the first starting quarterback to win the Super Bowl with two teams.

Manning still must decide whether he wants to play next season and the Rams still are formulating their quarterback plans — but the Rams are monitoring the Manning situation, a source told Schefter.

Rams coach Jeff Fisher said at his season-ending news conference that Case Keenum is the team's starter entering the offseason and Nick Foles and Sean Mannion will compete for the job.

Manning was captured by NFL Films cameras telling New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick that this could be his "last rodeo" in the moments following the Broncos' 20-18 win in the AFC Championship Game.

Manning's words indicate he might have just one game left. At 39 years and 320 days, he will be the oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl.

"I think as a quarterback, it's your job to prepare to have an appreciation and respect for the cerebral part of the game, try to find some type of edge, and for me, I've always tried to find some type of edge from the cerebral part as a student of the game," Manning said Tuesday.

"I think that has been pretty consistent throughout my career, but I think you have to be able to adjust based on who you're playing with, based on the head coach that you're playing for, the system that you're in. ... I've played 18 years, played for five different head coaches, I played a couple of systems with a lot of different teammates, and I think the fact that I've been flexible, been willing to learn new things, try new things, take different styles of coaching, I think that has helped me."