Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) throws during warm-up before their game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 8, 2015. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI |
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who was benched after throwing four interceptions in Sunday's loss, has a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.
Some Broncos players told ESPN that Manning had difficulty walking last week. According to ESPN, Manning has battled plantar fasciitis for weeks but is believed to have aggravated the injury against Indianapolis on Nov. 8. The injury resulted in a partial tear of his plantar fascia.
Coach Gary Kubiak replaced Manning with Brock Osweiler in the 29-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the third quarter.
Earlier Manning completed a 4-yard pass to running back Ronnie Hillman in the first quarter to become the NFL's all-time passing yardage leader, surpassing the previous high by Brett Favre. Joe Horrigan was at Sunday's game to receive the ball on behalf of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The completion boosted Manning's career yardage total to 71,840. Favre finished his career with 71,838.
Manning was 5 of 20 for 35 yards and four interceptions and was sacked twice for Denver, which posted just 49 total yards through the middle of the third quarter. Manning's passer rating was 0.0 when Osweiler took over with 6:34 to play in the third quarter.
Manning was listed on the injury report two weeks ago with a right shoulder injury and was listed this past week with a foot injury. On Saturday, the Broncos updated their injury report to add a sore rib cage to the growing list of ailments for Manning.
Kubiak acknowledged after the game that he made a mistake by not sitting Manning after sore ribs were added to the foot and shoulder issues.
"To be honest, I was protecting him because I was worried about him," Kubiak said of pulling Manning. "I am disappointed in myself. This is on me. I should have probably made the decision not to play him."
At 39, Manning had one of the worst days of his career.
"I have a really hard time using my injuries as an excuse. I have a hard time saying that's why I played badly," Manning said Sunday. "I was very honest with (athletic trainer Steve Antonopulos) Greek and Coach Kubiak. I wanted to be out there for my team. But I certainly didn't play well, and I am disappointed about that."
