HOUSTON — Ideally, Eli Manning would prefer to have been here on other business.
He was at the Super Bowl on Friday making the rounds on Radio Row, attending news conferences as a finalist for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, and sharing stories of his previous Super Bowl victories.
Not fun. Not when he believed the Giants had a good shot at playing in this game.
“It’s hard,” Manning said. “Especially making the playoffs and then watching some of the playoff games. That’s the desire, and that want is definitely there.