Report: Peyton Manning 'can't throw the ball' in workouts

Peyton Manning appears to be working out at Duke University, based on a tweet from a Blue Devils player.

"Got to stretch next to Peyton Manning today and say hello," center Matt Skura tweeted Wednesday.

The connection between Manning and Duke is Blue Devils coach David Cutcliffe. He was an assistant coach at Tennessee when Manning played there. He was head coach at Mississippi when Eli Manning played there.

Manning told The Indianapolis Star's Mike Chappell after the Super Bowl that he might move around the country during his rehabilitation so he can throw to "familiar receivers."

"I want to go home, too," Manning said. "We haven't been to New Orleans yet."

Meanwhile, reports on Manning's progress continue to emerge.

On a podcast on the website Grantland, Bill Simmons talked with the NFL Network's Mike Lombardi. Lombardi reported that Manning isn't close to his old form after three neck surgeries.

"He can't throw the ball," Lombardi said. "I've talked to people who've caught the ball for him. He can't throw the ball to his left. He can't throw the ball across his body, because he doesn't feel it. People that catch the ball for him say he doesn't really have velocity on the ball yet."

Doctors have said for months that Manning nerves must regenerate before he will be back to full strength. They have said no one can predict when that will happen.

-- Indianapolis Star

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