Peyton Manning to start rehab as cast removed, remains in boot

Peyton Manning remains in a boot.

Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak says quarterback Peyton Manning is able to start rehab as his cast was removed but he remains in a boot, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

“We're totally committed to getting (Manning) back...Nothing has changed,” Kubiak told reporters on Wednesday.

There is still no timeline for the 39-year-old's return from a partially torn left plantar fascia that he sustained against the Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 8 and re-aggravated the following week against the Chiefs. 

Manning met with Dr. Robert Anderson in North Carolina last week and was recommended to wear a cast on his foot for a week.

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