Archie Manning shed some light on his son Peyton’s foot injury, and it’s been lingering longer than we realized.
“He went back this year and he struggled again with injury,” Archie Manning told WDSU-TV in New Orleans on Thursday, via Denver’s KMGH-TV. “He really had this foot problem. It’s been going on for five or six months.”
If Archie is correct, that means Peyton’s foot has been bothering him since training camp.
Archie also said that Peyton will not make a decision on his future until after the season.
“Peyton’s got plenty of sense, so when everything’s done at the end of the year he’ll sit down and make a decision,” Archie said. “Whatever he does, Peyton will attack it. If he steps down, he’ll find something else and go after it. If he wants to play some more, he’ll go after it.”
If Manning has been hurting from day one this season, it may explain some of his struggles. He did return to practice this week, but has already been ruled out for the weekend and was held out of Friday’s practice when the foot soreness flared up.
H/T Eye on Football
