John Elway has announced that the Denver Broncos will be taking Peyton Manning to a local veterinarian to be put down next weekend.

‘It is with great sadness that we have to announce not only the end of Peyton’s playing days with us, but also the end of a great life. Peyton holds nearly every quarterbacking record in the book, but the time has come where he is in too much pain to continue. That is why we have made the difficult decision to have him put to sleep on Saturday. We have a fun week planned for him and then his pain will be over,’ announced John Elway, clearly fighting back tears.

The decision was made after an ill-advised final season with the Broncos in which Manning threw with all the effectiveness of a spastic chimp. After being replaced by Brock Osweiler, who led the Broncos to victory over the previously undefeated Patriots, the writing was on the wall for the future Hall of Famer.

Peyton has not yet been told of the decision, however Elway believes he might know anyway as he keeps giving him the ‘puppy dog eyes.’