The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Three NFL sources that have seen medical reports on Manning say the improvement of his arm strength appears to be going at a promising pace, although a full recovery is still far off. “So far, so good,” said a source with one of the many teams that is interested in signing Manning. “The question is still where is it going to stop, but the progress over the past month has been steady and that’s what you’re looking for.”
Reported by Yahoo! Sports
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
So reported Yahoo's Jason Cole, who
reported in January that there had been some fear Manning’s recovery had stalled. While that appears to be a subject of interpretation at this point, the progress over the past month has been sufficient enough that any team seeing the information would likely be willing to continue its pursuit of Manning, who was released Wednesday by the Colts. All three sources told Cole the concern at this point is all about the nerve and strength regeneration in Manning’s right throwing arm. The cervical fusion in his neck is solid enough to continue playing football. "The neck is as good as you would expect for anyone who has played that long,” the second source said. “It really comes down to the arm. ..." Cole added the question for all teams will be whether Manning throws for them (at least one team appears ready to sign him without having him throw) and how effectively he throws. ... Stay tuned.
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