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The New York Giants infamously traded away All-Pro wide receiver earlier this offseason while the NFC East franchise is currently gearing up for the 2019 season without one of the best pass-catchers in the entire league. With Beckham now officially a member of the upstart Cleveland Browns, the Giants will be forced to trudge forward […]

The New York Giants will once again go with veteran quarterback Eli Manning under center in 2019. Despite the fact that New York infamously selected former Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft, Manning will continue to serve as the team’s starting quarterback — which has been […]

The preseason is used for teams to learn exactly what they have on their roster and that’s why Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report thinks that the New York Giants should start rookie quarterback Daniel Jones in the preseason. Knox points out the Giants already know what they have with Eli Manning but they don’t know […]

NFL training camps open across the league in less than two weeks. With that in mind, let’s take a look at five burning NFL questions, as we get one step closer to the 2019 season. Can Daniel Jones challenge Eli Manning for the Giants’ starting QB job? Eli Manning’s play has been trending downward for […]

We all know the Manning’s are arguably the best family who has played in the NFL. Archie Manning recently told an interesting story that involves Peyton Manning—his son. In an article by Dan Pompei of The Athletic, Archie recalled a Pro Bowl story about Peyton and Walter Payton. The legendary Chicago Bears running back did […]

The New York Giants shocked the NFL when they used their sixth overall pick on Daniel Jones. Jones is heading into training camp ready to compete for the starting job but is there really a competition? According to Jordan Raanan of ESPN, Eli Manning and Jones are not in a real competition. The ESPN writer […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is known as the ultimate prankster and he got a little taste of his own medicine at the hands of Phil Simms. Simms was inside the Giants facility on Thursday and took a pair of his white shoes as a prank. Soooo… @PhilSimmsQB stopped by the locker room today […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning shared some fond memories of the late Jared Lorenzen who died Wednesday. Both came to the Giants in 2004, but took quite the different path to get there. Manning was the first overall pick and traded from the then-San Diego Chargers, while Lorenzen was an undrafted free agent who […]

Simply put, the New York Giants weren’t good last season. They went 5-11, good enough for last place in the NFC East and the sixth pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Of course, one of the bigger headlines of the offseason for them was then that wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was shipped off to […]

There has been a lot of talk the last couple of years about when New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will hang up the cleats and call it a career. Manning has continued to say the last year, when asked about it, that he still feels like has something to give to the game, and […]

Peyton Manning had a lucrative offer to join the ‘Monday Night Football’ booth, but he turned it down because of one reason, his brother Eli Manning. According to two sources close to Yahoo Sports, Manning turned down the Monday night football gig because he didn’t want to have to criticize Eli. The New York Giants […]

Eli Manning believes the New York Giants offense will be alright despite losing star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. this offseason. In fact, the veteran quarterback thinks they can get even better without OBJ. “I think we can be productive and score more points and be a better offense this year,” Manning said per Michael David […]

The New York Giants have made it clear that Daniel Jones was drafted as the team’s quarterback of the future. Given Eli Manning’s relative struggles in the twilight of his career, though, it always went without saying that the clamoring of fans for a changing of the guard would lead to a quarterback controversy of […]

Hakeem Nicks may be finished producing on the NFL level, but how about taking a shot at the XFL? That is exactly what the former New York Giants wide receiver is attempting to do, and he credits Giants quarterback Eli Manning for inspiring him to take that route: “Eli was like, ‘Man, you’ve still got […]

We’re living in a great age of quarterback play in the NFL, as the influx of young talent at the most important position in sports has led to much of the league having a settled starter under center. However, it does not take too many bad performances for a quarterback’s job to be considered in […]

New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur has tried to make it clear many times that there is no quarterback controversy this season, but his comments lately about Daniel Jones have ramped back up those rumors. Talking to the media, Shurmur said Eli Manning is getting ready to have a big year, but he also said […]

The New York Giants managed to secure a potential successor under center through the 2019 NFL Draft with the addition of quarterback Daniel Jones. This has resulted in even further speculation regarding Manning’s future. Manning has now essentially been thrust into a mentorship role with the player he will be competing with moving forward. According […]

Everything involving the Browns has become front-page news this offseason. So when Odell Beckham Jr. made what some perceived to be a shot at his former quarterback, Eli Manning, people pounced. On Wednesday, Beckham praised the arm of his new quarterback, Baker Mayfield, saying he’d “have to get adjusted to the speed” and that Mayfield […]

Nearly three months after trading Odell Beckham Jr. to the Cleveland Browns, the New York Giants still find themselves answering questions about the superstar wide receiver. Beckham made headlines recently when he told reporters after a minicamp practice with the Browns that he would have to get used to playing with a quarterback whose arm […]

The New York Giants made it clear that they are preparing to move on from Eli Manning this offseason, drafting Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the NFL Draft. With Manning being 38 years old and having one year left on his deal, everyone knew this moment was coming, and not […]

Golden Tate has only been a member of the New York Giants for about three months, but he is already impressed by Eli Manning’s veteran smarts and took time to praise the two-time Super Bowl MVP: “His understanding of the game,” Tate said when asked about the first thing he noticed about Manning, according to […]

The New York Giants have brought in the successor to quarterback Eli Manning with the arrival of quarterback Daniel Jones. It appears he has already started to assume his position of Manning’s backup. Jones was seen taking reps with the second team during OTAs recently. According to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk, head coach […]

Daniel Jones hasn’t even taken a snap, and expectations are already sky-high for the New York Giants rookie who is being set up to follow Eli Manning as Big Blue’s quarterback. That’s the hand he was dealt when New York shockingly took him with the sixth overall pick in last month’s draft. Fortunately for Jones, […]

New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur has been talking up Eli Manning and Daniel Jones an awful lot this offseason and he was back at it again on Tuesday. During a media session, Shurmur talked about how similar both guys are with their personalities and how much they want to be perfect. Pat Shurmur says […]

Before Aaron Rodgers was one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, he was Brett Favre’s backup for three years. The Green Bay Packers drafted Rodgers back in 2005, but the eventual two-time MVP did not get to start under center until the 2008 campaign. Could something similar occur with Daniel Jones in the Big […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning got his first look of Daniel Jones on the practice field on Monday and the impressions so far have been good. Manning said he is impressed with Jones’ arm, but most impressed with how he handles himself. “He throws it well,” Manning said of Jones via 247 Sports.  “(Jones) […]

There could be a lot of animosity between Eli Manning and Daniel Jones but New York Giants coach Pat Shurmur notes the interactions have been going well. According to Shurmur, both guys are just trying to get better and helping each other do that. “I think it’s good on both counts,” Shurmur said Monday via […]

The New York Giants made the bold, if not questionable move in drafting a quarterback with the sixth overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. The question for Big Blue is if they got the right guy. It’s a question that will take a long time to sort out. But for now, especially for fans, it’s […]

It appears as though there is at least a slim chance that the Manning brothers will reunite in East Rutherford — well, sort of. With Eli Manning still quarterbacking the New York Giants, future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning has been rumored as a top candidate to take over as the general manager of […]

The New York Giants drafted Daniel Jones but Pat Shurmur has made it clear that Eli Manning is the starting quarterback heading into this season. The Giants held their first organized team activity of the season on Monday and Manning was the one to receive all the first team reps. Shurmur made it clear that […]

There have been questions about New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s passing the last few years, but after just a few practices together new wide receiver Golden Tate doesn’t seem to have any questions. “I’ve been here for about 3-4 weeks now and I’ve caught a decent amount of passes from him — the guy […]

The New York Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, and most feel that a big reason why the Giants went with Jones was because of his relationship with the Manning family. With Eli Manning having just one year remaining on his contract, it’s obvious that […]

The New York Giants made it clear that the Eli Manning era is coming to an end last Thursday when they took Duke quarterback Daniel Jones with the sixth overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. Most people did expect the Giants to take a signal-caller in the first round, as Manning is entering the […]

The newest New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones isn’t going into his time with low expectations saying on Friday that he wants to be just like Eli Manning and win multiple Super Bowls in the Big Apple. The Giants have four Super Bowl Championships and Jones would like to help add to that trophy case. […]

The New York Giants didn’t pick Daniel Jones sixth overall in the 2019 NFL Draft to be the team’s day-one starter. Eli Manning, for better or worse, is still the Giants’ quarterback of the present, and as his father tells it, will provide Jones with the type of guidance in 2019 necessary to take advantage […]

Daniel Jones’ connection to Eli and Peyton Manning has already proven an incredible asset. If the three quarterbacks didn’t play under current Duke coach David Cutcliffe in college, there’s certainly a chance Jones wouldn’t have been selected by the New York Giants in the 2019 NFL Draft. Of course, that very notion is one of […]

New York Giants fans may not the only ones not on board with the selection of quarterback Daniel Jones. Eli Manning, the team’s incumbent starter under center, has already canceled his scheduled weekly appearance on WFAN Sports Radio because he’s not sure he will be New York’s starter in 2019. Radio host Mike Francesca announced […]

Duke’s Daniel Jones won’t be the first quarterback picked in the 2019 NFL draft. He might not even be the second or third player at his position to hear his name called on Thursday night. If Jones does as he hopes in the NFL and ultimately lives up to comparisons to Peyton and Eli Manning, […]

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning could return for a 17th NFL season in 2020. ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio (via Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio) broke the news on April 25. Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reports that Giants quarterback Eli Manning intends to play ‘somewhere’ in 2020. That ‘somewhere’ may not be New York. He’s in […]