CBS studio analyst and former Jets and Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason talks Jets quarterbacks, Eli Manning’s contract and more with The Post’s Justin Terranova.
Q: Are you surprised Manning’s new contract hasn’t been signed yet?
A: It’s really semantics about being the highest-paid player in the league, but that’s why people are so fascinated. People see him as a Super Bowl champion, but they don’t put him in the same class of [top-tier] quarterbacks. Maybe it’s the personality, maybe it’s because they haven’t made the playoffs in the past three years … What we’re talking about is a long-term viewpoint from the ownership standpoint.