--- description: After throwing for a record-setting season with the Denver Broncos last year title: Peyton Manning Clears Physical to Play For Denver Broncos in 2014 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8541a6a2cb2af4d/698683bbcd6848a7980936a2/super-bowl-xlviii-denver-broncos-seattle-seahawks-034.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Peyton Manning Reportedly Passes Physical to Play in 2014  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2014 7:37 PM CUT  Quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII. Quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII.Kevin C. Cox—Getty Images  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2014 7:37 PM CUT Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning reportedly [passed a required](http://pro32.ap.org/article/ap-source-peyton-manning-passes-physical "undefined") annual physical on his neck Monday, clearing the way for him to return to play in the NFL’s 2014 season. The Associated Press reported, citing an unnamed source, that the Broncos QB passed a physical that had been considered a final hurdle before his return to the league. Manning, who will be 38 during the 2014 season, has had multiple surgeries on his neck and is required by his five-year, $96 million contract with the Broncos to pass a neck physical every spring to ensure he’s able to play. The star quarterback, then with the Indianapolis Colts, was benched for an entire season in 2011 due to a neck surgery, reports the Associated Press. He signed with the Broncos in 2012 and in 2013 threw for a record-setting 5,547 yeards and 55 touchdowns, leading the Broncos to their first national title in 15 seasons. \[[AP](http://pro32.ap.org/article/ap-source-peyton-manning-passes-physical "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/11921/peyton-manning-reportedly-passes-physical-to-play-in-2014/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/11921/peyton-manning-reportedly-passes-physical-to-play-in-2014/"},"headline":"Peyton Manning Reportedly Passes Physical to Play in 2014","datePublished":"2014-03-03T19:37:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:33:14.353Z","description":"After throwing for a record-setting season with the Denver Broncos last year","url":"https://time.com/11921/peyton-manning-reportedly-passes-physical-to-play-in-2014/","keywords":["Football","Denver","NFL","Peyton Manning"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8541a6a2cb2af4d/698683bbcd6848a7980936a2/super-bowl-xlviii-denver-broncos-seattle-seahawks-034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte8541a6a2cb2af4d/698683bbcd6848a7980936a2/super-bowl-xlviii-denver-broncos-seattle-seahawks-034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII.","caption":"Quarterback Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII.","creditText":"Kevin C. Cox—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/11921/peyton-manning-reportedly-passes-physical-to-play-in-2014/","name":"Peyton Manning Reportedly Passes Physical to Play in 2014"}}]}] ```