As we get set to see if it will be the Los Angeles Chargers or New York Giants that gets their first win of the season at MetLife Stadium, there’s a lot of history hanging over the helmets of both squads.
First and foremost, there’s the fact that quarterbacks Eli Manning and Philip Rivers – two of those most productive players at their position in their careers – would not be with their current teams without the fact that their draft rights were dealt for each other a mere 13 years ago.
Now think of the numerical irony that is that the first two quarterbacks selected in the draft of ’04 are at the helm of teams both 0-4 this season?