A textbook example of Manning Face.

Just in case you weren’t sure they didn’t fix what was wrong with Peyton Manning’s neck the first time around, now you know.  Actually, this is Manning’s third neck surgery in total, and it is the most involved and invasive of all of his neck surgeries.  Since the first surgery didn’t work, Peyton Manning has had his second neck surgery since May last night, so don’t look for him to lace up his Johnny Unitas high tops any time soon.

Manning has not missed an NFL game since he came into the league in 1998.  That streak will definitely be over on Sunday, and Manning may just sit out all this season while he recovers from his surgery.  In a single level anterior fusion, physicians remove a disc from the spinal column, which decompresses the nerves that were being pinched by the bad column.  They insert a spacer to replace the removed disk, which allows the bones to fuse together.

It sounds like it’s a career-ender, but it’s not; many NFL players return to the sport after this sort of surgery (including some of Manning’s Indianapolis Colts teammates).  However, it takes the better part of a full year to recover from, which is why Manning had a different surgery the last time in an attempt to avoid missing a whole year of football.  The Colts have yet to place him on injured reserve, but it’ll happen.

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