On the same day Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning said he doesn’t plan to retire after the current season, he was able to fully prepare for his next game.
Manning fully participated in practice despite a thigh injury suffered in Week 15.
He practiced less than two days after a Monday night game during which he once again seemed to be not the same Peyton Manning, fueling speculation that there’s something wrong with him beyond the thigh injury that appears on the report.
Still, his ability to fully participate in practice on Wednesday suggests he’ll be in better physical condition on Sunday against the Raiders, which possibly means he’ll throw fewer than four interceptions and in turn lock up the No. 2 seed in the AFC.
Also fully participating despite injury were running back C.J. Anderson (ankle), safety David Bruton (calf), tackle Ryan Clady (thigh), tackle Chris Clark (back), running back Ronnie Hillman (foot), center Will Montgomery (knee), tight end Jacob Tamme (foot), receiver Demaryius Thomas (ankle, hip), tight end Julius Thomas (ankle), running back Juwan Thompson (hip, knee), cornerback Kayvon Webster (shoulder), and defensive end Derek Wolfe (knee).
Tackle Paul Cornick (toe), receiver Emmanuel Sanders (hip), and safety T.J. Ward (neck) practiced on a limited basis. Linebacker Lamin Barrow (illness), linebacker Brandon Marshall (foot), center Manuel Ramirez (illness), and defensive tackle Mitch Unrein (illness) didn’t practice.