Marino: Manning ‘fits with anybody’

AVENTURA, Florida (AP) ― If Peyton Manning wants to talk about playing quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Dan Marino would be thrilled to take his call.

And just in case, Marino has his sales pitch ready.

“There’s great tradition there. We’ve had a couple off years but believe me, they’ll be back,” said Marino, the Hall of Famer who threw for 420 touchdowns and more than 61,000 yards in his career. “It’s a great franchise and they’ll get it turned around.”

Manning would almost certainly help in that quest, which largely started when Marino retired more than a decade ago.

From the moment the four-time MVP parted with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday, buzz about Manning has been growing in Miami ― much of it fueled by the quarterback’s arrival in South Florida shortly after becoming an NFL free agent for the first time.