The Latest: Peyton Manning rules out bid for Corker seat

FILE - This Oct. 6, 2011 file photo shows Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listening during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a surprise announcement, the two-term lawmaker said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, the he will not seek re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE - This Oct. 6, 2011 file photo shows Senate Banking Committee member Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., listening during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. In a surprise announcement, the two-term lawmaker said Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, the he will not seek re-election in 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

By Associated Press September 27, 2017 2 min read

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Latest on Bob Corker’s retirement from the U.S. Senate (all times local):

5 p.m.

Football star Peyton Manning is ruling out a bid for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retirement of Republican Bob Corker, saying in a sports radio interview that he is giving “zero consideration” to running.

The former NFL and University of Tennessee quarterback tells WGFX-FM that while he has an interest in politics he has “zero interest in being a politician.”

Corker told reporters in Washington earlier Wednesday that he hopes Manning will consider public service in the future.