When the end comes for Eli Manning – as it does for all players in all sports – he’d prefer it arrive without much fanfare or build-up.
The Giants’ 38-year-old quarterback who is entering the last year of his contract with the team dismissed any idea of a farewell tour of the kind that some very successful players in other sports have coordinated and enjoyed in recent years. In New York alone, we’ve had Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and now C.C. Sabathia all announce at the start of a season that they will retire at the end of that season.