Sam Darnold was closing in on 7 years old when Eli Manning became a New York Giant.
Darnold was 10 when Manning won Super Bowl XLII.
Darnold was 14 when Manning won Super Bowl XLVI.
Darnold, now 21 and quarterback of the Jets, and Manning, 37 and still quarterback of the Giants, meet on Friday night at MetLife Stadium.
Boy versus Mann.
Our Jets fan base would prefer Wonder Boy versus Old Mann.
Our Giants fan base would prefer Boy versus SuperMann.
If the Giants loved Darnold as much as they loved Saquon Barkley, he might be standing next to Davis Webb on the visiting sidelines for the MetLife Bowl watching Manning start this game.