For 16 NFL seasons, Eli Manning’s Sundays were structured and defined.
He’d get to the stadium early to get his mind right and prepare to lead the New York Giants to victory. And then, depending on what happened over the course of the 60-minute contest, he knew what kind of week would lay ahead.
It was a repetitive dance, one that he did well as he became richer and more famous than 99 percent of the population for it, one that scores of ex-players end up missing almost immediately once their playing days are over.