Shefter: The 1st pick is worth ...

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Chiefaholic

What the Colts will more than likely do is draft Luck, AND trade Manning for multiple draft picks to a desperate team to give Andrew more weapons. If I were Polian, I'd be on the phone every day talking trade options to desperate teams who don't put much stock into rookies. Washington comes to mind, and the Raiders would have been in the hunt had they not already trashed their next couple drafts.

Manning is going to be released and free to sign with whatever team he wants. No one is taking on that contract and giving up draft picks for an old QB with neck problems.