A report from Yahoo Sports cites sources who doubt Peyton Manning will be able to return.
Jan 31, 2012 - More: Peyton Manning news
Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports offers a bleak assessment not just of Peyton Manning’s future in Indianapolis, but of his future as a football player. Anywhere.
According to an article published late Monday night, Cole cites "two sources with knowledge of Manning’s rehabilitation from neck surgery" and "two league-affiliated doctors with experience in spinal fusion surgery," all of whom are unconvinced that Manning will play again.
The nerves in Manning’s arm are not healing as quickly as hoped and, worse, don’t appear to be progressing at enough of a rate to indicate that he will play again, according to two sources with knowledge of Manning’s rehabilitation from neck surgery.
What’s more, Cole writes, Manning’s velocity on his passes has not improved since be began throwing in December, a sign that he may have hit a "plateau."
Referencing the league-affiliated doctors, Cole writes,
the risk is too great for Manning to play again and, because of the timeline, neither would recommend the Colts pay Manning the $28 million bonus he is owed in March.
Sports Illustrated’s Peter King also weighed in Monday on Manning’s future.
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