Giants quarterback Eli Manning before a game against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 6, 2019. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
He had been the Giants’ starter for nearly 15 full seasons – 5,411 days, minus that one-week debacle in 2017 – so yes, this has been a discouraging and emotional time for Eli Manning.
"It is difficult, especially when you’ve been the starter for so long and you’re not really accustomed to preparing and putting it to use in that sense,” Manning said Wednesday.
Manning is back as the Giants’ starter, but only because of an ankle injury to rookie Daniel Jones.