Eli Manning is a two-time Super Bowl MVP, but the Giants quarterback would be the first to say that his accomplishments off the field are more important than the ones on it.
On Thursday night, team president John Mara presented Manning with the Ann and Wellington Mara Award at the Vision of Hope awards dinner to benefit Boys Hope Girls Hope of New York.
"Eli Manning epitomizes in so many ways what we all want our athletes to be like and especially what we want in a Giants player," Mara said. "You all know about his accomplishments on the field, but it's his work off the field and the way he conducts himself that we most admire and respect.