The Big Rumor: If The Colts Take Luck, Then Manning Could Be...

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Originally Posted by 44Deezel

Hasn't he already had 2 or 3 neck surgeries already?

Yeah, im pretty confused about that too. I *think* the other 2 wernt really invasive surgeries, they were more along the lines of attempting to do something minimal in order to avoid the fusion which would have, and eventually did, cause him to miss the season. Also one of his surgeries may have been a stem cell transplant to prep the neck for the fusion for the greater likelihood of better or faster results.

The guy was saying that as long as the fusion was a success, which i think everyone is reporting it be, that its basically no longer an issue. Apparently there are a bunch of players that have had the same surgery that take or deliver much bigger hits then a QB gets and scouts / personal guys view these surgically fused “neck parts” as a non-issue.

But if it wasnt a success then Manning’s career would be over; which is probably a big part in why Manning tried the minimally invasive surgeries first. Either way the bigger issue is supposed to be his arm strength, and I would guess the things related to it like accuracy and touch.