ATLANTA – Former Giants quarterback Phil Simms believes Eli Manning will return as the starter in 2019, but that the Giants are likely to draft a quarterback as soon as this year to groom as Manning’s replacement.
“I’m getting the sense that the Giants are more determined to draft a quarterback, and I think they will,” said Simms, the longtime NFL analyst for CBS. “When, I don’t know. Everybody says they’ll take one (in April) with the sixth pick. I’m not so sure of that. I’ll believe it when I see it.”
Simms said last month that he believes Manning could be the starter in 2020 as well, but was a bit more tepid on that assessment during Tuesday’s CBS pre-Super Bowl news conference on Tuesday.