Still packing ‘em in after the lockout
And such is the sense of relief for fans and TV networks, there will be no time to toast absent friends. One of the game’s main figureheads and its highest paid player to boot will miss a game for the first time since 1997. And that’s the least of Peyton Manning’s worries right now.
Indianapolis Colts quarter back Manning, a leading light of the modern era, is in real danger of missing the entire season after another neck operation on Thursday confirmed everyone’s worst fears. Manning decided to have the surgery after consultation with several doctors who advised the four-time MVP a cervical neck fusion was required as a follow-up to surgery he had in May to repair a bulging disk.
