Official Site of the Giants · Aug 11, 2017
Eli Manning will not play vs. Steelers
Eli Manning is among the players that will sit out tonight's Giants vs. Steelers preseason opener:
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Neither of the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks selected early in the 2004 NFL Draft will play tonight when the Giants host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason opener for both teams.
The Steelers had previously announced that Ben Roethlisberger would sit out and rookie Joshua Dobbs would start. Dobbs is a fourth-round draft choice from Tennessee.
The Giants said 90 minutes before the game that Manning will not play. Josh Johnson will start in his place.
