Irsay tweets Manning 'out for awhile,'
Couldn't find the merged thread but now looks like he's gonna be out longer than just the season opener.
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted Thursday morning that quarterback Peyton Manning will be "out for awhile," one day after shooting down a radio report that his star passer had another procedure performed on his neck.
"NFL Season opens 2nite!We had a good practice yesterday and r guys r fired up 4 the season.#18's out for awhile,but compete,we will/BELIEVE," Irsay wrote.
On Wednesday, Jake Query, a radio host for WNDE-AM in Indianapolis, tweeted early in the day that Manning would miss the season, adding in another post "I was also told the 3rd procedure has taken place, either Sun or Monday."
That prompted a response from Irsay in the evening.
"Peyton didn't have a medical procedure last sunday,we'll have more info 2 add clarity 2 situation soon," Irsay tweeted.
The Colts announced Wednesday that Manning will miss Sunday's season opener against the Houston Texans as he tries to recover from neck surgery he had in May. That means Manning's streak of 227 consecutive starts will end.