Eli Manning still has never said why he didn’t want to play for the Chargers, a warning that set in motion the monumental trade that landed him with the Giants in 2004.
By all accounts, 15 years later, the deal has worked out well for everyone involved.
But some seem to take more joy in it than others — even if one side has won two Super Bowls since and the other zero.
“[The trade] was the most satisfying moment for me in my career and I really mean that,” former Chargers general manager A.