Eli Manning revela os motivos para ter rejeitado os Chargers no draft de 2004

Eli Manning explicou pela primeira vez por que se recusou a jogar pelos Chargers depois que eles o selecionaram como a primeira escolha geral no Draft da NFL de 2004. O ex-quarterback descreveu um jantar tenso antes do draft que o convenceu de que a organização não tinha compromisso com a vitória.

Durante uma aparição recente no podcast Bussin' with the Boys, Manning detalhou a visita de representantes dos Chargers a Nova Orleans em 2004. Ele disse que o atrito entre o técnico Marty Schottenheimer, o gerente geral A.J. Smith e membros da família Spanos o deixou pouco impressionado. Manning relembrou que Schottenheimer estava chateado por comer em um restaurante do Marriott e que o grupo parecia estar discutindo durante toda a noite. Ele concluiu que a equipe não parecia unida ou focada em construir uma franquia forte na época. Manning também afirmou que seu pai, Archie Manning, não influenciou a decisão e, na verdade, o apoiou publicamente após a controvérsia surgir. Os Chargers mais tarde trocaram Manning para o New York Giants, onde ele venceu dois Super Bowls. A equipe recebeu Philip Rivers e várias escolhas altas de draft em troca.

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