Neck injury expected to sideline Peyton Manning at start of camp

Responding to an report that Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning won't be ready at the start of training camp following his second neck surgery in the past two years, agent Tom Condon noted that it's only been a few months since the former NFL Most Valuable Player had his neck repaired.

"I think everybody is aware that he had surgery in late May for a disc problem, so it hasn’t been that much time from the surgery," Condon told NFL Network. "As Peyton always does, he’s addressed it as vigorously as he can from the standpoint that he’s working out and rehabbing hard. He of course has not had the advantage of being able to go into the Indianapolis Colts’ facility or use their medical personnel, their doctors or their trainers. So that’s been a little tough, but nevertheless he’s progressing fine and he’s seen regularly by specialists who all think that he’s doing well.”

According to the Indianapolis Star, Manning could miss anywhere from a week to two weeks or the majority of training camp.

Per the report, Manning was in so much pain in May that he had to have the procedure.

Manning is the Colts' franchise player and the Colts want to lock him up to a huge long-term deal.

That still has to be negotiated.

“I certainly wouldn’t say it is a formality, but nevertheless Bill Polian, who’s been the longtime NFL executive at the very highest level of achievement, Bill and I have done a ton of contracts together," Condon said. "Notably we did Peyton when he was a rookie and we did Peyton again after he finished the rookie contract for this past seven years. They’re always difficult and it always takes some time, but we’ve always managed to also get them done."

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Aaron Wilson covers the Ravens for the Carroll County Times.