The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Three weeks ago, Manning was reportedly planning to announce within the next week that he would return to the Broncos. Except the next week came and went, and another week came and went, and there was silence from Manning. So does that mean Manning still might decide to retire? Actually, probably not.

Diehards Line:As Mike Klis of the Denver Post said on PFT Live, from all indications Manning and the Broncos have both decided that he will be Denver’s quarterback this year. There are still issues to address -- including Manning passing a physical and perhaps restructuring his contract -- but everyone seems to agree that Manning will be back, and that an announcement is coming soon. As PFT's Mike Florio suggests, the biggest question seems to be whether Manning is willing to take a pay cut. ESPN Radio's Cecil Lammey said the same during a recent appearance with the FootballDiehards on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio. If the Broncos are able to convince Manning to take a pay cut, the team better would be better situated to re-sign soon-to-be free agents Demaryius Thomas and Julius Thomas. That might be appealing to the veteran QB. Whatever the case, there are still issues to work out before Manning’s return for 2015 becomes official. But those issues should be resolved soon.