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Colts Indicate Peyton Manning’s 1st Surgery Prompted by Staph Infection

J-Jerseys Admin | NFL | Saturday, October 25th, 2008

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A staph infection in a bursa sac in Peyton Manning’s left knee led to the surgery that kept him out of much of the Indianapolis Colts’ preseason training camp, the team confirmed Friday.  Continue reading on NFL.com

For whatever reason, National Football League teams are “covering up” the fact that their players are suffering from staph infections at a steady rate.

First, we have Kellen Winslow of the Cleveland Browns being hospitalized for an undisclosed reason.  Several days later, after the team continued to keep quiet about the reasons, Winslow himself comes out and says the team tried to hide and didn’t have any compassion towards him (they didn’t even come visit :(  ).  The Browns retaliated by suspending the pompous tight end for this week’s game, which Winslow will protest… after all, he’s losing a paycheck.

The announcement by the Indianapolis Colts, comes only after the issue w/ Kellen Winslow, so had that incident not unfolded, we still might not know why Peyton Manning’s required knee surgery earlier this year.  Manning has struggled to open the season and his team is floundering in the AFC, but the team will surely rebound before the end of the season and make the playoffs.

STAPHGATE sits patiently waiting to take it’s next victim… Until then, let’s just hope that we get to continue watching TO and Chad Johnson make a mockery of the NFL.

And in case you’re wondering (according to WebMD):

Anyone can develop a Staph infection, although certain groups of people are at greater risk, including newborn infants, breastfeeding women, and people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, vascular disease, and lung disease. Injecting drug users, those with skin injuries or disorders, intravenous catheters, surgical incisions, and those with a weakened immune system all have an increased risk of developing Staph infections.

What gets me, is why players in the NFL are hanging out w/ breastfeeding women and requiring intravenous catheters…OUCH!  Is this the new trend in strip clubs these days?

Peyton Manning Improving Each Day - Colts Season Riding On His Return

J-Jerseys Admin | NFL | Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Football News from NFL.com

Coach Tony Dungy increased Peyton Manning’s workload Wednesday, one day after he finally returned to practice and showed no lingering effects from the knee surgery that kept him out for the past six weeks.

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Jock Jerseys’ take
Peyton Manning’s return and increased activity are surely a breath of fresh air for Colts fans and fantasy owners who took a chance in the early rounds. The knee injury is not entirely a thing of the past, but being able to participate in the Colts practice two days in a row and to have increased reps - this is surely a great sign for Manning’s recovery.

Peyton Manning Sits Out Practice as a Precaution

J-Jerseys Admin | NFL | Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Fantasy football owners and team managers are still sweating bullets w/ Peyton Manning’s situation still unknown. While Manning has arrived to training camp, he has not participated in any drills or practices and it’s not even clear where he’s staying (in town). The Indianapolis Colts have virtually everything riding on the former MVP and Super Bowl champion quarterback. Without him running the offense, they take a huge step back and probably don’t make the playoffs.

Peyton Manning finally arrived in town. Where he is or when he’ll practice with the Indianapolis Colts remains a mystery. The two-time league most valuable player had surgery July 14 to remove an infected bursa sac in his left knee, but still has not appeared on the Colts’ practice fields. Team officials are keeping his whereabouts hush-hush.

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While other teams have had quarterback issues and concerns for several decades (see AZ Cardinals, Tampa Bay Bucs), Indy has had the luxury of putting Peyton Manning on the field for the last decade. This seems to be the first year that their have been question marks surrounding the status of their leader. If Peyton can’t make it to start the season, I would expect Jim Sorgi to get the nod.

Until we hear more, Colts fans and fantasy owners will have wait nervously as the season approaches.

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