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Denver Native (Carol)
03-25-2012, 02:46 PM
There were several times during the 439 days that passed between the time he took his last meaningful snap for the Colts and when he signed his new contract with the Broncos that Peyton Manning couldn't help but wonder if his career might be over.

After spending all of 2011 on the sideline because of neck injuries, Manning had to consider the possibility of not playing.

"I can't say it wasn't," Manning said last week in a private conversation with The Denver Post.

rest - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20250373/broncos-peyton-manning-beats-fear-factor-his-return

Denver Native (Carol)
03-25-2012, 02:48 PM
similar - but a few things different


Now that he's extinguished all the candles, Peyton Manning is itching to start preparing for his NFL comeback. All he has to do now is make sure he doesn't get his new team in trouble in the process.

"I'm going to have to get up to speed on the rules," Manning told The Denver Post in Sunday's edition. "I know we don't have nearly as much time as we used to. It's like free agency. It was never an issue for me before. I didn't know the rules there either. ... I've got a lot to study."

Like a man who falls into a coma and awakens years later to find the world has moved on without him, Manning re-enters a league with different offseason rules thanks to a new collective bargaining agreement.

rest - http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d827daabc/article/peyton-manning-i-need-to-bone-up-on-workout-rules?module=HP11_headline_stack