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The Peyton Manning drama continues.

The Denver Broncos quarterback already is missing his first game since 2011 on Sunday and reportedly could miss significantly more, but it sounds like the Broncos are more than OK with that scenario, per Sports Illustrated's Mike Silver.

Additionally, "no one has ruled out Osweiler taking over if he lights it up," reported NFL Media's Ian Rapoport.

Manning and Kubiak will sit down Monday to discuss the QB's future, Rapoport added, but the Broncos apparently have been preparing for this transition.

"If Osweiler has more than one start, the Broncos have gotten him ready," Rapoport wrote Sunday. "They had him act as the starter during several days of training camp to see how the players would respond, and how Osweiler would be as the starter. Meanwhile, Manning sat. It was the same during some Wednesdays this season, which is something Manning had to come to grips with."

Though Rapoport added that Denver's goal is to get Manning healthy enough to play again, it certainly begs the question of whether we'll ever see the NFL's all-time leading passer start again.

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