Why is manning not playing

New Orleans Saints. Week 8, Nov. New York Giants. Week 9, Nov. Chicago Bears. Week 10, Nov. Los Angeles Rams. Week 11, Nov. You get a guy nicked, you get him hurt.

I remember once he was hurt with a shoulder. He didn't practice all week. We didn't know if he'd be alright. He started and played the whole game and played well. It meant a great deal to us to be able to prepare knowing he was going to be on the field and be the starting quarterback for all of those games. The Giants defeated the New England Patriots Evan Pinkus via AP. The Giants won In this Feb.

The Giants tied the game with a two point conversion and won in overtime, Giants head coach Tom Coughlin is at left. Brady has three Super Bowl rings, with another taken away by Manning and the Giants in Both have their teams on course for a reprise of that memorable title game.

Phillip, File. The Giants defeated the Patriots The Giants returned from their Super Bowl win to a celebration the likes that only New York can throw: a ticker-tape parade in the Canyon of Heroes on Broadway, where the city has honored stars for almost a century. This Dec. New York Giants' Justin Tuck, left, does his signature bow to quarterback Eli Manning, right, near the team's championship trophies during a victory celebration rally at MetLife Stadium on Tuesday, Feb.

After the show's first week, the Manningcast saw a percent increase of viewership for the second week, bringing in 1. Saints game on Oct. The rest of their schedule to return is unknown at this time. Fans won't stop seeing the Mannings after the regular season, though. The Manningcast will return for seven more games this season, although six of those shows have not been announced yet.

American Football. Titans v Bills. Week Date Matchup Week 1 Sept. Baltimore Ravens Week 2 Sept. Detroit Lions Week 3 Sept. For instance, before the Giants played in San Diego in , Eli was asked why he didn't want to play for the Chargers. Now that he's retired, he's clearly not worried about offending anyone, which is likely one reason why he was willing to open up about the subject now.

Over the years, the belief was that his dad, Archie Manning, talked him out of going to the Chargers , but Eli says that simply wasn't the case. He was trying to take the heat off of me, he knew I was going to get criticized," Eli Manning told Brandt. The draft ended up being one of the most dramatic ones in NFL history.

Just days before the draft, Manning's agent Condon told the Chargers that Eli would sit out the entire season if the team drafted him with the first overall pick. The Chargers ended up ignoring the threat and they decided to take Eli with the top pick anyway.

Although Manning would get traded to the Giants less than an hour later, he did end up posing for what will likely go down as the most awkward draft day photo in NFL history. Shortly after the photo was taken, Manning was traded to the Giants.