Eli Manning made a bold decision during the 2004 NFL Draft, making it clear he wouldn't play for the then-San Diego Chargers to force a trade to the New York Giants. At the time, many believed Archie ...

It took 22 years, but Eli Manning has finally revealed the details behind one of the biggest draft controversies in NFL history. Back in 2004, the Chargers made Manning the No. 1 overall pick in the ...

The legacy of New York Giants legend Eli Manning is complicated, to say the least, but not to his former wide receiver, Amani Toomer. During an appearance on Good Morning Football, Toomer recalled his ...

Eli Manning famously worked his way out of a situation with the then-San Diego Chargers and found himself playing his entire NFL career with the New York Giants. The move in 2004 changed the ...

Eli Manning, who threw the touchdown to Beckham in the clip, had some fun with it. "Guys, I’m not coming back to play! Stop asking," Manning posted on X. Manning retired after the 2019 season, ending ...

When Eli Manning refused to play for the Chargers after they drafted him first overall in 2004, it was widely believed that his father, former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, was behind the decision.

The semi-slow period on the NFL calendar affords time to take a trip in the wayback machine, 22 years to the spring of 2004, when Eli Manning was a fresh-faced Ole Miss product entering the draft. The ...

The Los Angeles Chargers are fresh off an epic schedule release but some ancient draft day history was brought back to the surface just before the release. The Chargers and New York Giants have been ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The 2004 NFL draft featured three of the greatest quarterbacks of this ...

"I just didn't feel like they were the most committed team to winning at the time," Manning, 45, said Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock Eli Manning said a gut feeling led him to decline playing for the ...

Eli Manning has two Super Bowl rings, 366 career passing touchdowns, and apparently, a masterclass in college damage control that no coach ever put in a playbook. On a recent episode of “Bussin’ With ...