Rookies keep rolling in. Odell Beckham has been traded off. The ranks are joined by Absolutely free brokers like Golden Tate. The offensive line is shuffled and improved.
As the days and nights fly by for the New York Giants, the 38-year-old Eli Manning has apparently been the constant.
“You take it year by year,” Manning informs nola.com’s Rod Walker at a must-read feature for Eli lovers and critics alike. “I have been blessed moving into my 16th year. That has been a boon in itself. I love what I am doing. I love the work that goes into it. You will never know if it is going to be your final year or when it is going to be the ending for you, so you try to make the most of those years you’re here and appreciate every second.”
Fifteen NFL seasons, four Pro Bowls and 2 Super Bowls to a career that some think will conclude in Canton and others think has outstayed its welcome, Manning explains that he feels young when it comes to playing is in no hurry to hang up his cleats.
The Giants selected Duke quarterback Daniel Jones from the 2019 NFL Draft. Having drawn plenty of comparisons to Manning, Jones is set up to succeed Manning — maybe sooner than later. But it is Jones and his 2019 class of rookies, as those before them, that apparently inspires Manning to remain forever young under center but reminds him of his era when games and practices conclude.
“In the locker room, I feel their era,” Manning said. “At 8 pm at night, ” I don’t feel their age. I am ready to go to bed and they’re only getting started rocking and rolling. I can’t hang and do whatever they could do off the field. But on the area, I feel like I can still run with them and they keep me young.”
As has frequently been the narrative told by former players, it is the camaraderie which Manning knows he’ll miss. Older brother Peyton, among the greatest the game has ever seen, has imparted that wisdom upon him. Hence, there is yet another reason Manning finds no reason to speed in the aftermath of his playing days.
“I am not rushing to retirement, and Peyton’s not telling me to rush into it,” the Giants QB explained. “I love being around the guys and the teammates and playing this game. I’m going to play with it for so long as I believe I can hang with those guys.”
For your Big Blue loyal that’s simply concerned with transferring the franchise ahead and getting back to its winning ways, that is also Manning’s priority and what drives him over anything else. Not to mention that his 66 completion percentage in 2018 was the very best in his profession and also his 4,299 yards were his greatest since his last Pro Bowl appearance in 2015.
“It’s such a great sense in that locker room when you win matches,” he said. “You want everybody to experience that. You need those men who haven’t won a championship to get that feeling also. This means so much for your loved ones and everyone who has been part of your football career, from your high school coaches to your school coaches. When you win a championship, everyone wins.”

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