Eli Manning knows it can happen. It almost happened to him and, he fears, it could happen to Odell Beckham Jr. as long as the star wide receiver continues to live life with the Giants without a contract extension.
The uncertainty can weigh on a player.
“Unfortunately, it can,’’ Manning said Monday afternoon at the Guiding Eyes for the Blind Golf Classic at Mount Kisco Country Club.
Manning knows of what he speaks. Back in 2015, he was in contract negotiations, going through all the spring work and even the summer training camp without a deal.