Peyton Manning reveals he eventually needs hip replacement surgery

The 39-year-old quarterback has a lot to look forward to after his career.

By Sean Wagner-McGough

Feb 3, 2016 at 5:55 pm ET • 1 min read

Prior to joining the Broncos, Peyton Manning endured multiple procedures on his neck, which prolonged his career and gave him a chance to add to his unending list of records. Earlier in his career, he underwent two knee surgeries. Unfortunately for Manning, the surgeries won't be stopping -- even if Super Bowl 50 is his last game.

On Wednesday, Manning revealed that he eventually needs to undergo hip replacement surgery, according to a doctor who was kind enough to break the news to the aging quarterback.

"Certainly when you have injuries, when you have surgeries, the doctor sometimes will mention to you, whether you ask him or not, 'Hey you are probably heading for a hip replacement at a certain time in your life.' I said, 'Doc, I didn't ask you if I was going to have a hip replacement. I didn't need to know that right here at age 37, but thanks for sharing. I look forward to that day when I am 52 and have a hip replacement,'" Manning said. "Am I going to have some potential neck procedures down the road? I don't know the answer to that. The hip part was true. I can't remember which doctor told me that. I have seen a lot of doctors. He was nice enough to share that information with me."

Sounds like fun.

"As those things come along later in life for me, I will try to handle them and try to have a good plan when those are around," Manning added. "I feel pretty good as we speak and I am fortunate for that."

This past season, Manning only appeared in 10 games for the Broncos, partly due to a torn plantar fascia in his left foot. After 18 years in the league, Manning is certainly beat up, but he likely only needs to gut out one more game.

If Manning and the Broncos beat the Panthers on Sunday, Manning will become the first quarterback to reach 200 wins (including the playoffs) and the first starter to quarterback two different teams to championships. And who knows, maybe he'll come back for another season after an offseason of recovery and put that hip replacement surgery on hold.