When Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill went down with a sprained ACL and MCL in the team’s Week 14 victory over the Arizona Cardinals last season, head coach Adam Gase appeared to have confidence in backup Matt Moore. Come to find out, maybe Gase wasn’t as confident in Moore as everyone thought.

In an article released by The New Orleans Times-Picayune, Archie Manning told the publication that Gase reached out to his son Peyton Manning after Tannehill’s injury. Archie Manning even has the text messages to prove it.

“It started with Gase,” Archie Manning said while at the annual Manning Passing Academy. “‘Hey 18, Tannehill went down,'” 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 you bring you to Miami. What do you want me to tell them?'”

“The text message came back from Peyton, ‘You tell them I could probably come play, but there’s no way I can miss carpool the next two weeks.’ So, he was done.”

Gase was the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator for two seasons when Peyton Manning was the quarterback (2013-2014). During one of those two years (2013), the Broncos scored 600 points as the team went to the Super Bowl before losing to the Seattle Seahawks 43-8.

Although the Dolphins didn’t get Peyton Manning to return to the rodeo, Moore was solid filling in for Tannehill. Moore helped the Dolphins defeat the Cardinals in Week 14. He also helped the team win three out of their last four games to reach the playoff for the first time since 2008.

It is cool to think about Peyton Manning returning to the NFL in efforts to help the Dolphins. But it seems that Peyton Manning is enjoying the retired life.