Dolphins Contacted Peyton Manning About Possible Comeback Last Season

Share this: The Miami Dolphins lost starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill to a brutal ACL tear in Week 14 last season, and the Fins apparently toyed with the idea of bringing in a new signal-caller before turning to backup Matt Moore. In an interview with The Times-Picayune, Archie Manning revealed that Dolphins head coach Adam Gase reached out to Peyton Manning via text following Tannehill’s injury, pitching the legendary QB to come out of retirement. “It started with Gase,” Archie Manning said. “He said, ‘Hey 18, Tannehill went down.’ He said, ‘I think he’s going to miss some time. The first question I’m going to get at the press conference in the morning is if I’m going to try to bring you to Miami. What

Patriots Notes: Dolphins’ Adam Gase Considers Tom Brady ‘League-Changing-Type Player’

Patriots Notes: Dolphins’ Adam Gase Considers Tom Brady ‘League-Changing-Type Player’

by Zack Cox on Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 4:35PM 1,311 FOXBORO, Mass. — A collection of notes from Wednesday as the New England Patriots prepare for their final game of the 2016 regular season: — Adam Gase is a big Tom Brady fan. Except when he’s coaching against him. The Miami Dolphins coach has seen plenty of Brady from his time with the Denver Broncos, and he heaped praise on the Patriots quarterback during a conference call with New England reporters. “It’s probably right ... NESN.com