The Facts: The NFL will ask some questions about why Broncos OC Adam Gase and Manning crossed paths at the University of Alabama earlier this month, but the two did not travel together and Gase was in Tuscaloosa for two days before Manning started his own visit. So, whether it is a punishable violation of the collective bargaining agreement is still to be determined, the league confirmed Friday afternoon.

Diehards Line: Indeed, a coach and a player taking a campus visit together in the offseason would be a violation of the league's CBA, which prohibits any such organized coach/player contact before the team starts its offseason program. The Broncos don't start their offseason program until Monday. According to ESPN.com's Jeff Legwold, sources confirmed Friday Gase and Manning were indeed at Alabama at the same time on what some with the Broncos privately described as separate trips and affirmed that the two are not making visits together. Gase was on vacation when he drove to Tuscaloosa to spend a few days at the Crimson Tide's football complex as part of the trip. Saban gave Gase his start in coaching. Manning has known Saban for a long period of time, through Manning's father, Archie. The Broncos said Friday the team would have no official comment on the matter, but the NFL is known to be looking into the visit. Any punishment considered would likely hinge on how much football was discussed and in what setting -- that if it constituted a formal boot-camp type setting with Xs and Os that had been planned by Gase with Manning asked to be there.