The backup quarterbacks don’t make many headlines in the NFL, but former New York Giants backup Alex Tanney is in the news right now for a different reason than usual – retirement. He announced his retirement on Tuesday following a nine year NFL career where he will be most known to Giants fans as being the backup to Eli Manning for a period.
Tanney only managed to get 15 pass attempts across a couple of games during his career. But one of those games saw him fill in during Eli Manning’s final appearance. He also finishes with one touchdown pass during that career.