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SPORTSWednesday 3 February
Broncos’ John Elway won’t rush
Manning into decision about future
JANIE McCAULEY ager and former All-Star terbacks. We wouldn’t be
AP Sports Writer John Elway realizes as well here without both of them.”
SAN JOSE, California (AP) as anyone just how difficult Manning didn’t offer any
— Denver general man- a decision it is for an elite hints Monday.
quarterback to retire, and “I haven’t made my mind
C-FBN--Super Bowl-Man- he has no plans of putting up and I don’t see myself
ning/356 pressure on Peyton Man- knowing that until after the
Denver Broncos’ Peyton Man- ning to make up his mind. season’s over,” the five-
ning answers a question dur- Heading into this week- time MVP said.
ing Opening Night for the NFL end’s Super Bowl, the Bron- Even Elway struggled to
Super Bowl 50 football game cos are still not sure if this make the final call to walk
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in San will be the last game for away for good — yet he
Jose, Calif. 39-year-old Manning. won’t begin to compare
“It’s always a hard deci- the circumstances of his
Associated Press sion,” Elway said. “We’ll own farewell to Manning’s
give him plenty of time. ... situation at this stage.
Bottom line is Peyton’s go- Elway went out a Super
ing to make the best deci- Bowl winner and Super
sion for him.” Bowl MVP after the 1998
The Broncos are deter- season with a win against
mined to hang onto back- Atlanta,
up Brock Osweiler and not but still ran his retirement
lose him in free agency. thoughts by his father as a
Osweiler started seven sounding board. Elway said
games this season for the “it was very nice to have”
AFC champions as Man- the positive memories of
ning struggled with a foot going out on top.
injury, and he performed “I was 95 percent there,
creditably, passing for but then it still took me a
1,967 yards and 10 touch- long time to get that last 5
downs with an 86.4 quar- percent, because it’s a big
terback rating. decision and something
“We’re hoping to get that you’ve done your
something done with Brock whole life and now you’re
this offseason,” Elway said. not going to be able to do
“We needed both quar- it anymore,” Elway said.q
WBC middleweight champ
Alvarez to fight Khan on May 7
LONDON (AP) — WBC mid- Alvarez beat Miguel Cotto
dleweight champion Saul in a unanimous points de-
Alvarez will defend his title cision in November. The
against British boxer Amir 25-year-old Mexican has
Khan, lost once in 48 fights, to
who is jumping two weight Floyd Mayweather in 2013.
divisions for the fight in Las Khan, a former world light-
Vegas on May 7. welterweight champion,
Golden Boy Boxing an- hasn’t fought since beat-
nounced the fight on Tues- ing Chris Algieri on points in
day. May.q
