Bob Glauber
Bob Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets
As he stood uncomfortably next to commissioner Paul Tagliabue, holding up one end of a Chargers jersey with the No. 1 on it, only one thought went through Eli Manning’s mind: This simply wasn’t what he wanted.
Tagliabue had just called the Ole Miss quarterback as the first pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, but it was hardly cause for celebration. Manning barely smiled as he posed for a picture alongside Tagliabue and his parents, former Saints quarterback Archie Manning and Olivia.