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Giants release Mario Manningham

superspynyg : 9/30/2014 4:45 pm
on a Giants facebook page . I did not see him being a part of this teams future.

Plus a tweet from Rand Geltin
favorite mario manningham moment?  
GiantNatty : 9/30/2014 4:51 pm : link
clearly the catch. but his td catch against the niners in the nfccg was a real close second!
wishing you well, supermario!
Once a Giant always a  
Headhunter : 9/30/2014 4:57 pm : link
Giant. Good Luck MM
Thanks for the memories.  
Mad Mike : 9/30/2014 4:57 pm : link
He did some really things in his time here, at times on the biggest stage.
Really *good* things  
Mad Mike : 9/30/2014 4:57 pm : link
*
Best of luck to you Mario and keep working hard.  
The Duke : 9/30/2014 5:01 pm : link
Fate is a funny thing and I could easily see you returning to the Ginats next year (or even later this year if injries to WRs occur) when you are fully healthy and can contribute. It was obvious you were not yet at 100% all through training camp this year.
Thank You  
Big Blue '56 : 9/30/2014 5:11 pm : link
for XLVI
Mario. Thanks.  
chops : 9/30/2014 5:13 pm : link
Get well.soon.
wasnt he on IR??  
RicFlair : 9/30/2014 5:13 pm : link
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Best  
AcidTest : 9/30/2014 5:39 pm : link
wishes Mario. Your contributions will never be forgotten. We don't win SB 46 without you.

Well done Mario
I was pulling for him  
David B. : 9/30/2014 5:49 pm : link
But clearly, he's not ready to play again (if he ever will be). I wish him well. His place in NYG history is forever secure, and even if he has to retire, he went to the mountain top.
Bummer man  
Sonic Youth : 9/30/2014 5:53 pm : link
I wish he had it in him to help us out this year. Maybe he can come back next year, healthier, and ready to go.

#82 will always have a special place in Giants lore. Manning to Manningham baby! I can hear Shepard (or was it Shepard's son?) announcing it on the PA system in my head.
We had high hopes for MM when he was drafted  
ColHowPepper : 9/30/2014 6:10 pm : link
that he would stretch the field with his speed and elusiveness. On balance, we couldn't ask for more than he has done, sux that the injury ended this year.
career cut short by leg injuries  
mfsd : 9/30/2014 6:13 pm : link
but he sure brought his A game when it counted most during our last Super Bowl run!!
Manning  
SoDev : 9/30/2014 6:15 pm : link
to Manningham. Miss dude. He elevated his game when it mattered most.
I hope he can heal completely by next season  
yatqb : 9/30/2014 6:15 pm : link
and get another chance somewhere. The guy could play when he was healthy. Good luck to him.
There were plenty of questions whether he would make it back  
Jimmy Googs : 9/30/2014 6:16 pm : link
from that awful injury. Too bad because Mario clearly gave it his all and wanted to be a Giant again.

Nevertheless, he had some premium moments in his short career. Mario seemed to score a lot of touchdowns in key divisional games, and his Superbowl catch will be replayed for years...
Thanks Mario  
Marty866b : 9/30/2014 6:17 pm : link
In the 2011 playoffs you were just fantastic. TD's in each playoff game including the HUGE one to put us ahead in the NFC Championship game and then one of the biggest catches and clutch catches in Super Bowl history. Giant fans also should take note that Mario was targeted FOUR times in our game winning drive against the Pats.
RE: Bummer man  
BigBluePrestige : 9/30/2014 6:23 pm : link
In comment 11892271 Sonic Youth said:
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I wish he had it in him to help us out this year. Maybe he can come back next year, healthier, and ready to go.

#82 will always have a special place in Giants lore. Manning to Manningham baby! I can hear Shepard (or was it Shepard's son?) announcing it on the PA system in my head.


Replaying that Manning to Manningham announcement in my head as well. MAHN-ING TO MAHN-INGHAM, spilled by Allen.
MM has had a few memorable catches.  
Pete in CO : 9/30/2014 6:34 pm : link
In addition to those marquis catches, in 2011 vs SF (reg season game - loss) he made a catch in the corner of the end zone looking back into the sun @ Candlestick that was pretty friekin' incredible.
In his rookie year, his 1st TD was at home vs 'Skins (I think) where he tiptoed down the sidelines for about 15-20 yds. I remember thinking that this "steal" of a WR would be just that...
Thanks, Super Mario!!!
Why did they wait until now?  
Feb.3,2008 : 9/30/2014 6:38 pm : link
Wasn't he on I and not returning this season anyway?
Any  
Arcanum : 9/30/2014 6:38 pm : link
Word, on Harris ?
I remember the season finale @WAS in 2010,  
Enoch : 9/30/2014 6:51 pm : link
With Nicks, Smith, and Hixon hurt, the starting WRs were Manningham and Derek Hagan. The Skins just doubled Manningham, took their chances with Boss and Hagan, and had everybody else crash the run game.

Until the one play late in the 3rd quarter when they took a chance on a blitz and left Hall alone on Mario-- 92-yard TD. He got literally 1 chance to make a big play as the only WR with any playmaking ability in that game, and he nailed it.
Enoch  
crick78 : 9/30/2014 7:10 pm : link
The week before in Green Bay Manning hit Manningham for an 80 yarder to get the giants back into the game.
Big Time Catches  
crick78 : 9/30/2014 7:13 pm : link


Best Wishes  
GiantJohn : 9/30/2014 7:23 pm : link
,
One of the top 5 plays in Giants history in XLVI.  
Crispino : 9/30/2014 8:02 pm : link
Thanks for that moment and for all of your time in blue.
Go  
natefit : 9/30/2014 8:06 pm : link
Blue and go big blue! Thanks MM!
..  
GMenLTS : 9/30/2014 8:12 pm : link
fully healthy Mario would've been deadly  
SHO'NUFF : 9/30/2014 8:14 pm : link
in this offense...too bad we didn't get to see it.
The very best play-ground style player ….  
Manny in CA : 9/30/2014 9:28 pm : link
He could turn many CBs worn-side-out (and the best "juke" move, for a receiver). Yes, I agree in this offense, a healthy Mario would be amazing
Another Giant draft pick  
Doomster : 9/30/2014 9:38 pm : link
hit by the injury bug....would we rather have a healthy Mario the last 3 seasons or Randle, and used the pick elsewhere?

God bless Super Mario  
dpinzow : 9/30/2014 9:53 pm : link
once a Giant always a Giant
Mario  
Montreal Man : 9/30/2014 10:47 pm : link
You were so great for us. Many, many thanks.
Man, he would have been great in this new offense  
Ben in Tampa : 9/30/2014 10:48 pm : link
if he could return to his pre-injury form. He seemed to never fully grasp the Coughlin/Gilbride timing offense, but he sure did make some all-time catches when it counted.
the opposite of Randle...  
SHO'NUFF : 10/1/2014 1:08 am : link
quickest twitch feet I've seen on our team
...  
SanFranGiantsFan : 10/1/2014 6:19 am : link
Great Giant.
The injury settlement technically allows him to play this year.  
Big Blue Blogger : 10/1/2014 6:40 am : link
More likely, it just means his calf has healed. It doesn't say anything about his knee, which is the real issue.

Best of luck to him, whatever his next step might be. Considering how early his knee problems started, he's had a pretty good career.
Best of luck Mario!  
BlueLou : 10/1/2014 6:43 am : link
I for one would love to see him at ~100% healthy and brought back here next year!
Too bad. He was a weapon when healthy.  
Victor in CT : 10/1/2014 8:28 am : link
Though his brain faded in and out.
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