Eli Manning stepped away from football in 2020 after three straight losing seasons for the New York Giants, but he said it wouldn't be any different if the team was winning at the time.
"It was time to be done," Manning said Thursday, per Ralph Vacchiano of SNY. "My contract was up. I wasn't playing at the level I had played at. I knew it was time."
Though the 40-year-old admitted the lack of success did wear on him, it wasn't the only reason for stepping away.
"I saw the hits QBs were experiencing and I decided 'I do not want to feel that anymore,'" Manning continued.