Colts moved on from Peyton Manning weeks ago - Ingles

Peyton Manning's public frustration over recent Colts personnel moves produced a rebuke from team owner Jim Irsay this week.

Then the two issued a joint statement, an effort to quash the perception that there is beef between a QB recovering from season-erasing neck surgeries and an owner searching for answers after a 2-14 season.

But NFL Network's Jason La Canfora says the decision to move on from the Manning era was a done deal.

"According to sources who were involved in the Colts' GM search, the organization was planning to move on from Manning weeks ago, well before this public squabble between the quarterback and his owner," La Canfora said Friday on NFL Total Access.

The waters in Indy are muddied by the $28 million roster bonus Manning is owed, but La Canfora says the team will most likely make a move before the scouting combine, a prelude to Indy's expected selection of Andrew Luck with the NFL draft's top pick.

This article was written by Robert Klemko and appeared in USA Today.