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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, with two straight days of practice this week, continues to make progress after missing four games due to a foot injury. Head coach Gary Kubiak likes what he has seen so far from Manning, who showed no setbacks with the torn plantar fascia in his left foot.
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"A little bit more, a few more periods," Kubiak said Thursday of Manning's workload. "He got in the grouping-type stuff, got in the noise, so to speak, as we had talked. Yeah, he did a little bit more. He looked good. It went well."
Manning has played the role of scout-team quarterback this week as Brock Osweiler continues to get the first-team reps with the offense.
"Peyton has been taking the defensive stuff for us, and again, a lot of individual (work)," Kubiak said. "We've done a lot of individual with him and stuff. His progression from one day to the next has been good.
'I'm just focused on watching him work, really more than anything. That's the biggest thing. Watching his individual periods, watching him throw, watching him work and move around today. I like the progression. I like the way he's coming along."
Kubiak said Manning won't be active for Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kubiak declined to address who will be the starter when the Broncos host the Cincinnati Bengals for a Monday night game on Dec. 28.
Manning has not played since Nov. 15 when he threw four interceptions in a loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. After the game, the plantar fascia tear was revealed.
Meanwhile, Archie Manning told WDSU-TV in New Orleans that his son's foot has been bothering him "five or six months."
"He's really had this foot problem that's been going on for five or six months," Archie Manning said Thursday.
"He's not going to think about retirement right now. He's trying to get well. He wants to get well. He's got a team there that's in the middle of a playoff run he wants to help. If he gets back on the field, he wants to be ready."
