Peyton Manning has 'zero interest in being a politician'

It appears a transition to political office for Peyton Manning can be ruled out.

Soon after Republican Rep. Scott DesJarlais said Manning had emerged as a prospective candidate to run for a Senate seat in Tennessee, the former quarterback shot down the notion.

"I certainly have an interest in politics and in our country. I just have zero interest in being a politician," Manning said Wednesday on 1045 The Zone in Nashville.

Prior to his decorated NFL career, Manning was a prodigious talent at the University of Tennessee, where he finished second to Charles Woodson in 1997 Heisman Trophy voting. Manning committed to Tennessee after winning national high school Player of the Year awards from several publications while starring for Isidore Newman School in his hometown of New Orleans, La.