EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — In a rare display of annoyance, Eli Manning on Wednesday stridently refuted a report that he wants to be the N.F.L.’s highest paid player. Manning, who is negotiating a new contract with the Giants, said that neither he nor his agent have made such a demand.
“It’s never been said — never come out of my mouth and never said it to my agent,” Manning said. “I don’t know where they’re getting their information from. I just kind of laugh at it.”
Manning is in the last year of his current contract.