The Indianapolis Colts have now officially addressed rumors about the halting progress of QB Peyton Manning's neck surgery. It seems his recovery now also includes back problems.

The team released a statement Monday. It reads, in part:

During the last week, the rate of improvement in Peyton's rehabilitation process slowed. Over the weekend Peyton experienced soreness in his back. It was originally thought to be a normal reaction to his rehabilitation regimen. When the soreness persisted, the Colts medical team decided to initiate diagnostic tests and to consult with a number of specialists around the country who have been involved in Peyton's case from the outset. That process continues. As a result of the most recent development the doctors have decided that Peyton will not practice. His participation therefore, in Sunday's game versus Houston will likely be doubtful. We will update his playing status as required by NFL policy as the week goes on.

At the conclusion of the diagnostic process, if there are any new developments in the prognosis which we outlined for Peyton at the start of training camp we will report them. As of now Peyton continues to deal with a complicated neurological recovery, the end date of which is unpredictable.

As was stated at the outset, it serves no useful purpose to speculate about hypothetical outcomes. When and if there are concrete medical facts to report we will do so.

The NFL's only four-time MVP, Manning has started 227 consecutive games (including playoffs), second only to Brett Favre (321) among quarterbacks.

If Manning can't play at Houston in Week 1, the Colts will have to decide between starting recently signed veteran Kerry Collins or third-year player Curtis Painter, who had two forgettable regular-season appearances in his rookie year.

He should just retire...

FYI...the Colts deleted the article.

http://www.colts.com/news-and-events...d-195b59128969

Hilarious.

Heh. When it becomes clear that Manning's done, that stadium will be so empty they'll have to pump in crowd noise from another game. LMAO

**** the Colts. Watching them crumble will be wonderful. 4321

There has never been a more appropriate time to use this:

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Long time, no see UP. Welcome back.

Yep, he'd be stupid to continue playing a violent game if he's having freaking neurological problems.

As we all know from Priest Holmes... neck problems are a bad deal. It's not like it's a pulled muscle. Peyton isn't a running back, but all it takes it one bad hit.

Same here. I want to see Romeo raping him.
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Agreed...until they draft Andrew Luck.

You want to see Manning sodomized by a 400-pound man?

i'd like to think i had something to do with you changing your avy.

NICE.:thumb:

I would probably go to Indianapolis and stab a bunch of random people if that happened.

WDNE-AM in Indianapolis is reporting that Colts QB Peyton Manning has undergone another surgical procedure on his neck and is in danger of missing the season. This is the second radio report from Indianapolis in less than a week that has suggested that Manning will not play in 2011. Manning has been ruled out for Week 1 at Houston already as he has not rehabbed quickly enough from neck surgery in May. "It will be tough not to be out there playing for the organization and our fans," Manning said regarding missing Week 1, per ESPN. "I simply am not healthy enough to play."

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RT @alexmarvez: RT @injuryexpert: Indy radio host @jakequery reporting Manning had another procedure on Sunday. Out for season. We'll see.

As much as the refs and the NFL in general have protected him, I'm amazed he has this serious of a neck injury. Must of been due to horseplay filming commercials with his brother.

We play them week 4 or 5 right? Holy shit we might win

Wow, that definately changes that team. That's a 6 win team without him .

Manning is out for this week's game.

Rick Reilly, Aug. 30: "Peyton Manning will keep his streak alive. If you think he's going to miss a start because of a neck problem, you've been chugging paint thinner. This guy hasn't missed a start since 1994 at Tennessee. Do you know how long ago it was when Manning didn't start for the Colts? Google was two days old. Kim Kardashian was 17. Russell Crowe was skinny! If Manning doesn't start Game 1, I will come to your house and eat things that are stuck in your carpet."

Dunno if anyone has asked or implyed this but, is this an injury that Peyton could never return from. Atleast return to full strength from. I mean if he misses a full year thats one year older he will be. How many years does he have left?

Sweet. I've got some cat puke behind the bed he can start with.

Is it bad of me to hope Peyton had a neck fusion and his career is in jeopardy? Probably.

Damn. I wanted a healthy Manning to kick around.

**** Indy. They have had their day in the sun.

I don't really care if he's healthy or not when we play them. A win is a win in the NFL

Generally at our expense. Bastards.

Should we place Hootie on suicide watch?

Sucks for Manning and the Colts but Manning's legacy will explode when people see how he has been making a 4-12 team a 12-4 team for many years. Milkman might even have to begrudgingly admit under his breath that he was wrong.

Why would I admit that?

The only reason Manning is more important to the Colts is that Bill Polian never addressed the backup QB position, and now he would have to pay the price for that.

Kerry Collins is an over the hill scrub.

Not planning and preparing for the potential loss of your starting QB is idiocy, even if it's an iron man.

The Packers always had a backup even while Favre was in the middle of his streak.

Well if the Patriots are still an 11-5 team with a QB that hadn't started a game since HS and the Colts turnout to be an 5-11 team without Manning I think it will be self-explanatory regardless if you are too proud to swallow the pride.

Before Manning they had like 3 playoff appearances in 20 years.

Back to hell, assholes. :#

And if they go 10-6 like last year? It'll be because Collins had a much better team with much better coaching, that's what the Peyton lovers will say. Must be nice to have 10 guaranteed indoor games every year, i wonder if he'd have the same numbers playing in a place like Lambeau? Not that we'll ever know, because the league will make sure any cold stadium away games the Colts have on they're schedule get played in Sept like they've been doing his whole 12 year career. Dude hasn't played in one memorable regular season snow game his whole pro career. NOT ONE. Am i the only one that finds that incredibly distrubing? he played two snow games in th post season and got the sh*t kicked out of him twice.

Yeah, yeah, I know Manning apologists, Peyton doesn't control the schedule. But that's my point, whoever does makes sure Manning is NEVER put in a position to play in bad weather, EVER. And that, to me, makes him look like a giant p*ssy when compared to Favre, Brady, Bradshaw etc.. I guess it bothers me that a sure fire Hall Of Famer QB is exempt from playing in snow. Kinda like it bothers me his O Line is exempt from False Start too.

Manning is a play off choker. That's a fact.

It's written in stone at this point. Even his Super Bowl run came courtesey of a phantom roughing the passer on 3rd down in the AFC Championship that played a huge part in their winning TD drive.

Yeah, Brady got one of rings after the "tuck rule", but he still won two other Superbowls cleanly and went 16-0 without being pampered on the way to doing it. In my book Tom will always be the better QB of my generation.

LOL @ Brady not being pampered

LMAO :facepalm:

Hey, I never said he wasn't pampered, I said he wasn't during his 3 Glory Seasons, which he wasn't. You see I acknowledged the tuck rule, no?

You laugh at my comments about the schedule makers making sure Peyton never has to play in snow, but when I said he hasn't played in one memorable regular season snow game in his entire 12 year Pro Career, you ignored that part and didnt come up with an example to prove me wrong. There's a reason for that, isn't there?

Has anyone called for a cancellation to the season yet? Has anyone checked on John Madden, first Favre and now Manning? There's no way he still finds life worth living...

What is even more amazing about Manning is while he doesn't have to play in the snow he still manages to get his opposing team to have to endure the bad conditions. He is amazing.

this is good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did you see the part where I claimed Manning had never played in one memorable snow game in his 12 year career in same the post you quoted? Where you planning on proving that point wrong? Ooops, no, you were just going to ignore that part, because you know it's true.

LMAO Jags are garbage. Playoff hopes dashed. We finally get a chance to win the division and they decide to be reeruned. As I said Luck Sweepstakes. Pathetic.

I'd LOL if they resigned Garrard.

It was a brilliant plan by the NFL, actually.... put the young Manning & the Colts in the AFC South, and schedule division games late in the season. "It's all about division rivalries and fighting for a spot in the playoffs" ....the fans will eat it up. BUT!!!! The real reason is so Peyton Manning can spend his Decembers in Houston and Jacksonville.

Yeah, I'm sure the other AFC SOUTH teams play a bunch of games in NYC and Cleveland and Buffalo in Dec/Jan. :doh!:

And I guess if you want actual games, you can go all the way back to January of 2010, or wait a few months when they go to Baltimore & NE in back to back weeks in December.

Brees plays in a dome and I have never seen any bitter fans bust his balls for that.

Even if you want to discount his stats you can still go the W's and L's and he is still one of the best ever there as well.

I don't know about after last season but prior I believe Manning's career post season QB rating was a tick higher than Brady's despite some of you guys wanting to claim he is a playoff choker.

I'm not sure how anyone can brand someone with a Super Bowl ring as a playoff choker.

Peyton's most memorable snow game was a Week 17 win against the bottom feeding BILLS after homefield advantage already was clinched.

fucking Epic. I wonder what Unitas would think if the supposed "greatest QB of all time" were to read that? he'd be rolling over in his grave, along with every other peron that actually played the game the way it was meant to be played. OUTDOORS.

I'm seriously contemplating changing your post to my sig.

Never underestimate the power of moron.

I'd love if Cassel could someday attain that level of playoff choker.

For starters, I never said "most memorable"... it was more like most recent.

Second, my original LOL was from: "because the league will make sure any cold stadium away games the Colts have on they're schedule get played in Sept like they've been doing his whole 12 year career," which seemed to be your main point.

So, for it to not be a conspiracy, the league has to schedule a game in a cold weather city in December or January, make sure it snows, and make sure it's memorable? So, it has to be cold enough to snow, but not too late in the season so the game is meaningless, and it has to be against a team that's guaranteed to make the playoffs that year, or else it's just one big conspiracy to make Peyton Manning happy.

Again, with the LMAO :facepalm:

The Patriots went 11-5 the season after theye went 16-0 in the regular season, a 5 game dropoff.

If the Colts go 5-11 this year after going 10-6 last year, that's a 5 game drop.

So, tell me, what is the point you think you're trying to make?

Did you watch that post season?

This whole thing reminds me of Priest Holmes' neck issues. Everything's so vague and "unpredictable."

Are you really going to go there?

You have no idea how worth it it is to get called a conspiracy nut in exchange for getting a Colts fan to admit Peyton's Greatest Snow Game Of His Career was in Week 17 against a 4-11 Buffalo squad after home field advantage was already reached.

You made my day, and my point.

No sh*t. What's funny is if you had said Favre was a playoff choke no one would dare try to argue otherwise. In fact, a lot of people on here defending Peyton would not only ignore that statement, some would most likely agree.

I've never hoped for a Frankie thread more in my life than right now..... where you at, 159?

Save us all.

I hope Manning is out of the KC game. Can you imagine how many roughing the passer calls there would be? If someone breathed on his neck it would get a flag. Gotta protect those commercial QBs.

More than that. Regardless of who the QB is, they have a horrendous running game, a bad o-line (Peyton makes them look much better than they actually are), and an average defense whose M.O. has always been "let's create turnovers because we know every team is going to try to win in a shootout." Not to mention... hard to say if the Colts really have a playcaller, given that Peyton has been pretty much calling plays for years. We'll see if Clyde Christenson actually knows how to call a game.

In his early years, yes. Today, apart from his receivers and two outstanding DEs, this team is very average.

Colts | Peyton Manning out for the season?
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:38:50 -0700

Indianapolis Colts QB Peyton Manning (neck) reportedly underwent another procedure on his neck Sunday, Sept. 4, or Monday, Sept. 5, and will miss the entire 2011 season, according to sources.



Read more: http://www.kffl.com/hotw/nfl#ixzz1XJfSyvzd

He's a phenomenal Qb, no doubt about that, the second best of the past 10-12 year stretch even.

Sure.

Why wouldn't I?

Google his post-season record.

That SB win had little to do with Manning.

lol wut

Mannings playoff QB stats are horrendous, way worse than Brady's even before last season. Didn't he throw 3 TDs and 7 INTs during his Super Bowl run? must've been that medicore line, poor running game and turnover or nothing defense that were REALLY were the keys to that ring...

According to ESPN Insider.......

PEYTON MANNING OUT FOR THE SEASON?

So sayeth sports injury expert Will Carroll of Sports Illustrated: "Unless a very good source is flat out lying to me, Manning has not had a procedure since May. Not scheduled now. Possible, waiting on tests."

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Jake Query of 1260 WNDE radio in Indianapolis reported today that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning underwent another procedure on his neck earlier this week, and will miss the 2011 season.

ESPN's Adam Schefter had this to say: "One Colts official texted me this: 'We are aware of the rumors, but can't confirm rumors. That is all they are.'"

- Vince Verhei

What the hell! I guess since there's finally no Farve gossip, Peyton's full of espionage talk. Driving me crazy.

Peyton Manning and Tom Brady..... one is really good in the playoffs. One is horrendous.

Let me know which is which, mkay?

I'm sure I'm not the first to point out you know nothing about football.

How does this...

Come from this?...

It's a losing battle. Some people are just Manning haters and there's nothing to be done about it. I understand there are some legitimate concerns and I get why many people don't think he's the best ever, but a lot of people are so butthurt about losing to him all the time, they refuse to accept that he's one of the greats.

Gosh, my mistake - they are much closer than I thought, I honestly couldnt tell you which was which without that W-L stat.

Wow, I really am a Manning guy, but I didn't even know it was that close. I would say that stats can be misleading. Who knows what the 'clutch' stats are. I have always loved watching Peyton work, but I won't argue if he is out until week 6.

Hey, overall I admit they were better than I thought, I was wrong about that. But that's the only thing I was wrong about. I guarantee I know more about footall than you do. If you did, you'd occasionally post something arguable and back it up, instead of just dissagreeing with everything.

Maybe one day you'll be capable of proactive thought, but I doubt it. Even if you were, you wouldnt' have the balls to act on it anyway.

A guy admitting he might be wrong? I like him already. And he has almost caught up to me on post count.

LMAO

That' usually what incapable people do when asked to prove themselves - laugh nervously and hope they'll just be left alone.

I blame Carl, Marty, Dick and Herman ****ing Edwards for those playoff losses to Manning and the Colts.

I actually like Peyton Manning, and absolutely think he's one of the greatest QBs to ever play the game.

What irks me is the myth propogated that he's the greatest ever.

The greatest ever makes big plays in big moments in the games that count the most, and Manning has only done that once in his career, in the '06 playoffs against an already declining Patriot defense.