NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Brandon Steiner, CEO of memorabilia dealer Steiner Sports, is defending Eli Manning, calling him “a guy I’ve trusted throughout (the) years, 100 percent.”
The Giants quarterback is accused of asking team equipment manager Joe Skiba to produce helmets that could pass as game worn so they could be sold to unwitting memorabilia collectors.
Three collectors are suing the Giants, Manning, Skiba, Steiner Sports and others alleging they were all in on the scheme.
Steiner said in a Facebook Live video Tuesday afternoon that Manning is “someone I would say I trust my children with.