John Elway Says Broncos Will Let Peyton Manning "Take His Time" With Retirement Decision

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning hasn't made a decision about whether or not he will retire, and the team isn't putting pressure on him to make a decision.

“I met with Peyton a couple nights ago and we had a good talk, and as I’ve said after the game we’re going to give him as much time as he needs, and he still needs some more time,” general manager John Elway said. “It’s still in his court. We’re still going to give him that time. Let him enjoy the win. It’s only two and a half weeks since we won.

“Peyton is the same old Peyton that he was. He’s 18 years into it and again it’s going to come down to what Peyton wants to do. If he wants to go through that grind and wants to (do it) again — we’ll have those discussions. Peyton led us to a World Championship and showed you the championship quarterback that he is.”

Many thought that the Broncos would give Manning some sort of deadline, especially since backup Brock Osweiler - who started seven games for Denver this season - is set to become a free agent this offseason. However, Elways says that they're working on a contract extension with Osweiler, which allows them to be patient with Manning.

“We’re really not in a hurry. Everything is still real fluid. We know where Brock is. Brock knows what we have to offer. We still have a great dealof interest in Brock. We’d like to do something with Brock. We’ll start down those tracks and we’ll start talking to Brock about a new contract and see what we can do there.”

Manning passed for 2,249 yards, nine touchdowns, and 17 interceptions this past season.

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