In a meeting with general manager John Elway and several Denver Broncos officials, quarterback Peyton Manning told them that he is in good health and will be ready for the 2015 season.

Manning, 39, was flown to Denver by the Broncos on Thursday for the meeting and expressed his desire to return, ESPN reported Friday.

According to the report, Manning underwent his own medical exam administered by elite trainer Mackie Shilstone in New Orleans and was given good marks in workouts and tests. The quad injury that bothered Manning during the latter stages of the 2014 season has healed.

Manning’s contract requires him to have a formal physical exam.

Elway has expressed his desire for Manning to return next season, but the GM is expected to try to have Manning restructure his contract, which calls for a $19 million salary in 2015.

—A former Seattle teammate confirmed reports that Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is considering retirement, but he expects him to return to play in 2015.

Michael Robinson, who was a fullback for the Seahawks before retiring last season at age 30, told 710 ESPN in Seattle that he has spoken with Lynch about his future.

“My bet would be that he plays next year in Seattle,” Robinson said. “I don’t think Marshawn knows yet. I don’t know what the timeline is. It’s probably going to be a feel thing and we’ll just see like everybody else.”

The 28-year-old Lynch rushed for 1,306 yards and had a career-best 17 touchdowns last season.

—Almost one year after his arrest for knocking out his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator, former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice issued another apology and asked for forgiveness.

Rice, who was suspended last season by the NFL after video surfaced of the incident, issued an apology to the city of Baltimore and Ravens fans on Friday morning.

In part, his statement read: “To all the kids who looked up to me, I’m truly sorry for letting you down, but I hope it’s helped you learn that one bad decision can turn your dream into a nightmare. There is no excuse for domestic violence, and I apologize for the horrible mistake I made. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me, and I hope to make a positive difference in people’s lives by raising awareness of this issue.”

The Sun reported that Rice is still hoping to play in the NFL.

—NFL commissioner Roger Goodell made $35 million in 2013, a 21 percent drop from his $44.2 million salary in 2012.

Goodell is paid a base salary of $3.5 million. Ninety percent of his annual compensation comes from bonuses. His 2012 total earnings were skewed by $9 million in deferred pay.

Goodell’s salary information is available because the NFL is considered a non-profit organization and is exempt from federal corporate taxes. The NFL’s 32 owners are responsible for paying the commissioner.

—Indianapolis Colts running back Ahmad Bradshaw was cited for marijuana possession last week in Ohio, according to a report Friday.

Bradshaw was ticketed after a traffic stop in Preble County, Ohio, on Feb. 5, according to WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio. He was scheduled for a Feb. 17 court date, WDTN reported.

Bradshaw, who has suffered through two injury-plagued seasons with the Colts, is scheduled to become a free agent next month.

—Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley was found not guilty of DUI on Friday in Mobile, Ala.

Fairley instead was found guilty of reckless driving and fined $500, WKGR-TV reported.

Fairley, 27, was arrested in May 2012 after being stopped for driving more than 100 mph in Alabama. The state trooper who arrested him testified that Fairley failed three field sobriety tests, but Fairley’s fiancee testified he had imbibed just one drink that night, hours before the traffic stop.

—The NFL filed a motion Friday to seek the court file of Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy as part of the investigation to determine whether he violated the league’s personal-conduct policy.

Hardy’s domestic-abuse case was dismissed Monday because his accuser could not be found to testify at the trial in Charlotte, N.C. The prosecution said repeated attempts to reach Nicole Holder, Hardy’s ex-girlfriend, failed and the domestic violence charges were dismissed.

The file in Hardy’s case falls under the protection of a court order blocking public access. The NFL asked that the court order be dissolved, allowing the league to have the opportunity to inspect the contents of the file.

—The Denver Broncos completed new coach Gary Kubiak’s staff Friday, hiring Marc Lubick as assistant wide receivers coach and Samson Brown as assistant defensive backs coach.

Lubick, who coached wide receivers at Vanderbilt in 2014, spent four seasons (2010-13) with Kubiak in Houston, as an offensive assistant and wide receivers coach.

Brown was an assistant defensive backs coach with Buffalo in 2013-14 and a coaching assistant with the N.Y. Jets in 2010-11.

—The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of offensive lineman Paul McQuistan.

McQuistan, 31, signed a two-year, $3 million contract with the Browns last March and appeared in 14 games, with one start at right guard.

A former fifth-round pick of the Oakland Raiders, he has played in 97 games (53 starts) with Oakland (2006-09), the Seattle Seahawks (2011-13) and Cleveland.

—The Atlanta Falcons signed linebacker Allen Bradford, who played under new coach Dan Quinn in Seattle.

Bradford (5 feet 11, 235 pounds) was a running back at Southern Cal who entered the NFL as a sixth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2011.

He joined the Seattle Seahawks’ practice squad that October and made the transition to linebacker under the watch of former Trojans coach Pete Carroll.

Bradford has spent time with the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Cleveland Browns, and has appeared in 13 career games.

—The Dallas Cowboys signed linebacker Cameron Lawrence and defensive tackle Davon Coleman and waived linebacker DeVonte Holloman.

Lawrence, 24, was an exclusive-rights free agent. He had signed with the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Last season, he appeared in all 16 games and tallied 15 tackles and sack.

Coleman, 24, was an undrafted free agent last year. He played in two games.

Holloman, 24, suffered a serious neck injury in 2013, and coach Jason Garrett said last August that Holloman was advised not to play football again.

—The NFL has rescinded an invitation to former Tennessee linebacker A.J. Johnson to attend the scouting combine after Johnson was indicted on rape charges.

Johnson, accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in November, was indicted on two counts of rape Thursday by a grand jury in Knoxville, Tenn.

Johnson, Tennessee’s leading tackler in 2014, was suspended by coach Butch Jones after Johnson and former teammate Michael Williams were accused of the sexual assault. Williams also was indicted Thursday.

The combine begins Tuesday in Indianapolis and runs through Feb. 23.

—The NFL has added an extra regional combine at the Chicago Bears’ headquarters in Lake Forest, Ill., on March 8.

The league already had scheduled a combine for March 7 in Lake Forest. Registration for both dates remains open, according to the regional combines’ website.

The six regional combines are designed specifically for position players eligible for the 2015 draft. The regionals are open only to players who played college football during the 2014 season.

The regional combines are separate from the NFL Scouting Combine, which is scheduled Feb. 17-23 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

—The Philadelphia Eagles said they were not involved in the production of a team calendar that features wide receiver Riley Cooper in the photo for February — Black History Month.

Cooper, who is white, was seen on video shouting racial slurs at a concert in 2013. Cooper apologized and took a brief leave of absence from the team before returning. Two of the team’s African-American players, quarterback Michael Vick and wide receiver Jason Avant, both spoke up on Cooper’s behalf, helping calm the controversy.

The Eagles issued a statement that read, “We do not oversee the production of the annual team calendar. We do not provide any input about the players who are featured or where those pictures appear in the calendar. The NFL licenses the production of that calendar to a third party, and we do not have an opportunity to review the material.”

—A new stadium that could house an NFL team inched a step closer to reality Thursday when election officials in Inglewood, Calif., said the required number of signatures had been received to potentially put the proposal on the ballot.

The Inglewood City Council also has the ability to approve the plan, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.

The proposed 80,000-seat stadium, which would be built at the site of a former racetrack, needed the signatures in support of the required zoning changes.