Rob Lowe:Peyton Manning to retire?

Peyton Manning's 14-year NFL career may be over -- that is, if you accept contempo tweets from no beneath an ascendancy than amateur Rob Lowe.

That's right. Rob Lowe -- whose decades-spanning career includes roles in "St. Elmo's Fire," "About Last Night," "The West Wing" and "Tommy Boy" -- had three posts Wednesday on Twitter adage that his "people" were cogent him that the afflicted Indianapolis Colts quarterback is retiring.

First there was "Hearing my fave, #18 Peyton Manning will not acknowledgment to #NFL. Wow."

That was followed by addition cheep addressed to Rich Eisen, host of "NFL Total Access," "NFL GameDay Morning" and "The Rich Eisen Podcast": "My bodies are adage Manning will retire today. What do you hear?"

Then one more: "#Colts fans, let's achievement my advice is wrong. Don't like actuality wrong, but this time... I'm hoping."

Eisen afterwards tweeted that Lowe alleged him to accurate "he absolutely hopes what he's audition is wrong."

He added, “#Colts fans, let’s achievement my advice is wrong. Don’t like actuality wrong, but this time… I’m acquisitive #NFL #Manning.”

Twitter anon blew up with the rumor, which, we should note, has not yet been appear apart by any above outlet.

The development is absorbing in three ways.

First, it’s not generally that a celebrity is the one who starts a above rumor.

Second, Manning’s retirement afterwards accident an absolute division to abrasion would be a actual big deal.

Finally, if he somehow apprehension up blasting the apple on this story, Lowe could consistently leave acting abaft for a career in sports reporting.Stay tuned!