ARCH Manning has been tipped for a shock NFL move next year.
And the Texas quarterback’s jump into the pros could also involve legendary college football coach Nick Saban.
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Manning, 21, will take the reigns as Longhorns signal caller this fall.
He has already been tipped as a potential No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
FS1 analyst Colin Cowherd claimed that makes him a candidate to join the Cleveland Browns.
Cowherd reckons Cleveland are “guaranteed to be awful” in 2025.
That would put them in contention for the No. 1 overall pick and possibly see the team appoint a new coach.
“This is the worst kept secret in the South,” Cowherd said.
“Jimmy Haslam – owner of the Browns – huge SEC, Tennessee booster.
“He leans heavily on the Manning family, he’s very close to the Manning family.
“Saban is incredibly close not only to Jimmy Haslam, but also to the Manning family as well.
“So Saban, if he could land, I’m told, a top quarterback he would take a phone call from the NFL.”
Cowherd repeatedly declared, “This is not a conspiracy theory.”
Saban currently works for ESPN as a college football analyst.
He briefly coached at the old Cleveland Browns team on Bill Belichick’s staff in the 1990s.
But he was remembered as one of the greatest college football head coaches ever after leading Alabama for 16 years.
Cowherd also said that Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has a close circle of trust.
It includes the Mannings, Saban and his agent Jimmy Sexton.
Cleveland recently drafted two quarterbacks in Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders.
They currently have a four-way battle for the starting spot vacated by injured $230 million starter Deshaun Watson.
“Jimmy Haslam also loves headlines,” Cowherd added.
“That’s why he pushed to draft Johnny Manziel and Baker Mayfield – they were the two most-talked about quarterbacks.
“It’s why they signed a ridiculous guaranteed contract for DeShaun Watson, it would get discussed.”
