"Never been said."
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning Wednesday denied the reports that he has demanded to be the highest-player in the NFL.
Eli Manning says he's never asked to be highest paid. Never asked his agent for that either.
— Ebenezer Samuel (@ebenezersamuel) August 19, 2015
Eli Manning on whether his agent demanded that he become the NFL's top-paid player: "It was never said by him, claiming this was the goal."
— Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoNYDN) August 19, 2015
Manning: "I don't compare myself to other quarterbacks that way, in terms of salaries.