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The clock’s ticking for the Broncos to have to make a decision on Peyton Manning, but they continue to insist they’re not putting him on the clock.

Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said Wednesday morning that he had spoken to Manning yesterday and that executive John Elway has recently as well. They’re going to talk again this week, as they continue to plot a future course.

“There’s no hurry here,” Kubiak said. “Nothing has changed. . . . We’re going to let him take his time.”

Of course, the reality is the Broncos may have made up their mind already, and are just allowing Manning to make the inevitable call himself.

With negotiations ongoing with a number of free agents ongoing — including quarterback Brock Osweiler, whom Kubiak said had a “bright future” — the Broncos are going to need to know something soon.

If he hasn’t made a decision by March 8, they’ll make one for him, since they’re clearly not going to guarantee him $19 million for next year. That puts it on the future Hall of Fame quarterback to decide if he wants to try to play again next year or walk away, but the Broncos aren’t ready to push him out the door yet.