NFL: Peyton Manning Out Four to Six Weeks After Knee Surgery

Peyton Manning might miss the Colts' regular season opener. Did somebody say Brett Favre was looking for a team to play for? Chris Radez reports.

by Chris Radez (Senior Writer)

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July 15, 2008

Indianapolis Colts, Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre, Peyton Manning

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Let the Favre to Indy rumors begin!

Peyton Manning underwent knee surgery yesterday, and could be out of action for six weeks. This makes him questionable for the regular season opener against the Chicago Bears.

Between Manning and Marvin Harrison, this Colts team might find themselves taking it easy in the first half of the season. Nobody likes injuries, no matter what team you cheer for.

Personally, I would like for Indianapolis to be perfectly healthy for the week nine matchup against my Patriots. That game is turning into a very entertaining tradition.

Good luck with your recovery Peyton!

Meanwhile, the Brett Favre saga continues. I'm already tired of hearing about this drama. Is Brett wrong for wanting to play? No.

Are the Packers wrong for wanting to move on without him? Not necessarily.

In fairness to the Packers, they did ask him to make his decision, and made it pretty obvious that they were going to move forward with Aaron Rodgers if Favre did, in fact, retire.

But, it seems to me that if they don't want to bring him back as their starting quarterback, then they should release him and let him sign with a different team.

If they're really willing to take Rodgers over Favre, then why are they worried about playing against Favre a couple times this season?

How did this turn into a Brett Favre article? It's a contagious disease!

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  1. "If they're really willing to take Rodgers over Favre, then why are they worried about playing against Favre a couple times this season?"

    Maybe they don't want the reason they finish 14-2 instead of 16-0 to be because of Favre.

    1. point taken ... but if they're that high on him still, then would it really be that horrible asking Aaron to sit for one more year? They could even work him into the starting role slowly throughout the year.

  2. I swear if I hear even one rumor about Favre coming to Indy, I will scream! hahaha.

    Petyon will be back for the season opener, I have no doubt.

    Now on to Brett. I have always liked him...his love of the game is contagious. However, I really don't like what I'm seeing from him now. I thought his whining last year about the Packers not picking up Randy Moss was bad enough... These public displays of soap opera drama and whining is quickly making me lose respect for an otherwise classy guy. I wish he would stop. I mean, how many years has he been seriously thinking about retiring? Each year, a drama. Now, he actually decides to go out almost on top (smart move 'cause if he didn't, I doubt he will have a year this year like he did last year, really)...but wait! He's changed his mind...ugh.

    I can understand his wanting to play. SO DON'T RETIRE. I can understand the Packers' management's frustration with this endless pins and needles game.

    So, Packers admin I plead with you: RELEASE HIM! I'm sick of hearing about it.

    GO COLTS! :)

  3. Thank goodness Payton is out for 6 weeks I hate him. i hope his surgy goes horrible wrong and his knee swells up even more so he can not play for the whole season. then the patriots can tear apart the colts 59-7.

  4. As for brett farve just shut up and go back to retirement

    1. A fine example of a classy Patriots fan...

  5. WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY A CLASSY EXAMPLE OF A PATRIOTS FAN!

    GO PATRIOTS! Super bowl 43 is ours!

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