Eli Manning stood in front of his locker like he has just about every Wednesday during his 16-year career, answering questions with the same poise and team-first attitude he has displayed since joining the Giants in 2004. Except this was a very different day, the first since his rookie season as the back-up quarterback (other than his one week backing up Geno Smith in 2017).
“I’m just taking this day-by-day,” Manning said, “just trying to figure out how to run a scout team. That was my number one objective today, and I thought I did pretty well.”
That was Manning’s attempt at humor, which was difficult because it was clear he wasn’t happy with what transpired.