When forced to answer questions about his own retirement, Peyton Manning took a page out of Tom Brady's book and told reporters that he would "play until he sucks."
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As Manning enters his 17th NFL season with a neck that has been surgically repaired four times, it seems like retirement is the last thing on his mind coming off of leading the Denver Broncos to an AFC championship and Super Bowl appearance during a record-breaking campaign in 2013.
The Broncos quarterback was asked Wednesday when he plans on hanging it up, and the 38-year-old took a line from Brady when the New England Patriots signal caller was asked about his own career winding down earlier this week.
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Manning, 38, was asked Wednesday if he can see himself, Brady (age 37) and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (35) playing into their 40s.
"Brady said he was going to play until he ... sucked," Manning quipped, according to ESPN. "That's a pretty good line. I'm kind of the same feel. I don't have a set number."
Brady made the comments during his weekly spot on WEEI radio in Boston when asked about his own career plans.
"I love playing for this team and I love representing this team, and hopefully I can do that for as long as I can. When I suck, I'll retire," he told the station. "But I don't plan on sucking for a long time. So hopefully that leads me to being here, and there's no place I'd rather be."
As Manning preps for a Week 1 meeting at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver against an Indianapolis Colts team he spent most of his career with, he can't say for sure when things will wind down for him.
"Some guys can hang on, can hang on and hang on and get another year vested, I guess, if that's the goal. If you can really produce and help a team, and you enjoy playing, I think that's up to the individual," he said.
"Yeah, right until you suck -- I think that's a pretty good rule right there," he later added.
Manning will enter Week 1 of the 2014 season against his former team on the inaugural Sunday Night Football telecast for this year's slate and he's looking to expand on a 13-3 finish to the 2013 season for the Colts that saw the signal caller fall shy of his second Super Bowl title in a 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
If Manning's 2013 performance is any indication, his career could be far from over. Manning went 450-for-659 (68.3%) for 5,477 yards last season with 55 touchdowns and 10 interceptions en route to leading Denver to the Super Bowl.
Manning doesn't know what his future holds, but he does know the path to another successful season and perhaps another Super Bowl appearance starts Sunday night when a familiar foe comes into Denver for Week 1 action.
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