Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning will be out for the remainder of the season, team owner Jim Irsay announced at breakfast meeting with Super Bowl donors Monday.

The announcement comes just hours after the Colts turned to their third string quarterback in a 23-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Sources at the breakfast meeting report Manning won’t practice again until December and may not play again until 2012.

The Colts confirmed Sept. 8 that Manning had a “single-level anterior fusion” and that his third surgery was “uneventful.”

The procedure – which spinal vertebrae together to stabalize the spine – was the outcome of tests and consultations after Manning’s recovery from a previous neck surgery in May was progressing slowly. The surgery in May was to repair a bulging disc.

Information later surfaced that the MVP quarterback traveled outside of the country for stem cell treatment .

Colts vice chairman Bill Polian has already begun seeking Peyton’s heir. He told a radio audience that Peyton will play in Indianapolis for several more years.

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