New York Giants co-owner John Mara said Wednesday he would like to have quarterback Eli Manning back next season, though he acknowledged other factors would weigh in any decision, per Albert Breer of NFL.com:
Manning, 36, has spent his entire career with the Giants and served as the team's starter since November of his rookie season of 2004. He was benched for a game in Week 13 this year, though the backlash to that move was so severe the Giants reinstated him as the starter a week later. Both head coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese were fired the next week, though Mara said the Manning benching didn't play a part in that decision.