Report: Peyton Manning Needs 2nd Neck Surgery

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

He was injured before that contract. A bit different than a injury after it's signed.

Probably not legally.

If the injury was known pre-contract and no waiver or exemption exists, then standard CBA rules apply. It's not like Manning was deceiving the ownership about his injury. If the ownership was worried about its extent, they should have written it into the contract. If they didn't, or didn't do "due diligence" to find out the extent of the injury - too bad they lose.

On top of that, not even sure if it matters under the CBA. It may be an unwaivable term: retire with injury, get full guarrantees as if you had performed the contract in its entirety.

I mean, they are the ones that entered into huge contract with an injured and older QB. They took the risk on his being able to continue his performance at a high level. They may have lost that gamble with bad reprecussions on many fronts.