Eli Manning and Daniel Jones are at the opposite ends of their career arcs. But their being in training camp together – the veteran quarterback for his franchise-record 16th time, the rookie for his first – brought back memories for Manning as he recalled his inaugural summer with the Giants.
“I think my rookie year my goal was to come in and earn the respect of your teammates, I think that’s very important, that was my mindset as a high draft pick and quarterback,” Manning said on Wednesday. “When you have Tiki [Barber] and Michael Strahan and also just veteran receivers in Ike Hilliard and Amani Toomer, guys who have been in Super Bowls and been to Pro Bowls, it takes a while before you can tell them, ‘Hey I think you have to run this route a little deeper.