The Facts:
Manning had multiple neck surgeries and missed all of 2011 before returning to the field with the Denver Broncos in 2012. He promptly earned a 12th Pro Bowl selection after throwing for 4,659 yards and the second-most touchdowns of his NFL career (37). Manning accomplished all of that without being 100 percent recovered from those neck surgeries. "You know, I still have certain challenges," Manning said on Friday. "When you're dealing with nerves, I've learned it's a patience deal.
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Manning further explained: "They kind of say it could be a year or two, or it may never come back, so I'm kind of hopeful. I kind of wish certain things would come back a little bit more, but I have learned to adjust and compensate in the state that I am. I still would like to make some more improvement. I still work at it. Obviously, I still can perform kind of status quo, but I still have hopes and (am) determined to try to seek some more improvement. But, yeah, I'm certainly better than I was last year. But I'm still not quite where I was before I was injured. ..." That might be true. But as NFL.com's Kareem Copeland suggested, wee all saw that "status quo" Manning still is better than just about everyone else out there. And the addition of Wes Welker isn't going to hurt him any.
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