Peyton Manning Says He’ll Need Hip Replacement Surgery After Retirement

February 4, 2016   ·   Mike Norris   ·   Jump to comments

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has played in the NFL since 1998 and it's starting to take a toll on him. The 39-year-old revealed Wednesday during a Super Bowl media session he's facing hip surgery when his playing days are over, per Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com.
Certainly when you have injuries, when you have surgeries, the doctors sometimes will mention to you, whether you ask him or not, you're probably headed for a, you know, a hip replacement at a certain time of your life. And I said 'Doc, I didn't ask you if I had to have a hip replacement, I didn't need to know that here at age 37, that's for sure.' And I look forward to that day when I'm 52 and have a hip replacement. You know, am I going to have some potential neck procedures down the road, I don't know the answer to that. The hip part was true, this doctor told me that. I've seen a lot of doctors and he was nice enough to share that information with me.
It's not totally shocking someone who has been sac...

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