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Post by endo on Jan 25, 2020 21:20:22 GMT -5
"Sixteen seasons Eli Manning donned the New York Giants' No. 10 jersey, leading Big Blue to two Super Bowl victories. Sixteen seasons, Manning embodied charisma, character, leadership, and humility. Sixteen seasons with the same franchise. Never another. "Wellington Mara always said 'Once a Giant, always a Giant.' For me, it's only a Giant," Manning said Friday at his retirement press conference. After 234 regular-season starts, two Super Bowl MVPs and compiling a breath of stats to lead the Giants franchise, Manning said he didn't seriously consider playing with another team in 2020. "I think it was important for me to go out as a Giant," he said. "I think when you come, when you get drafted, you come to an organization that's always your goal to stay with one organization your entire career. As you get towards the end of it, it doesn't always work out that way. You still have desires to play sometime. I think it's important, the fans, the organization, this family with the Giants has been so remarkable. I think it was the right thing to call it a career and to end it instead of trying to uproot my family and leave and try somewhere else. This was the right decision. I know it is. I'm at peace with it, and I think that's what has made this day a little bit easier."
Word was the Giants were not going to renew his contract and he would have been relegated to playing backup on another team, which he didn't want to do. 16 years and two Super Bowl rings, not a bad career. I'm pretty sure the money was nice too. He was benched early this past season, wondering if maybe this should have happened last year. Regardless, great career and he'll be in the Hall of Fame, not too bad at all.
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Post by NDX on Jan 26, 2020 0:50:35 GMT -5
2 years too late. Just saying.
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Post by endo on Jan 26, 2020 2:07:10 GMT -5
Gotta suck, he just lost it. His brother went out on top, Brady will probably go out on top. He retires basically being told you aren't starting caliber anymore and if you want to stay in the league, it'll be as a backup.
At least he won two rings, both against the Patriots, I think. That's something to be real proud of, he was a great QB. I would imagine we'll be hearing Rivers is retiring soon, if not after this upcoming season, the next one. Came into the league at the same time. Love to see him get a ring.
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