If anyone follows Brandon Jacobs on Instagram you may have seen some of his recent posts. We all heard a couple of years ago that Eli and Joe Skiba allegedly were selling fake game-worn jerseys.
Now Jacobs is claiming that Skiba stole his (Jacobs) jerseys including Super Bowl jerseys and sold them, and then gave Jacobs fake jerseys of his own jersey. Jacobs said he has known this for a few years but just recently got some more info on it.
Heres some of his quotes I pulled off Instagram where he is commenting with people on his posts:
nyg.td.record27All these memories wiped away when that asshole decided to sell my super bowl stuff and give me a fake one. You guys would be surprised at the shit that has happened. No loyalty to the ones who put blood on the field. This has changed a lot for me and for the higher ups to defend this shit is even more absurd. I'll get my super bowl shit back alone with my TD balls and the other 15 jerseys of mine that they sold. |
I've been know for a few years now but I've been trying to get it back and just finding out more info |
the top is defending the managers making money for themselves |
nope it was sold by the equipment manager of the Giants. They trying to say this guy stole it. |
always had respect for them guys but now after this fuck em |
nyg.td.record27SMH, even they screw the ones who put blood on the field. #fakegameworn #realonesoldbythem. Ill get my shit back, you better believe it. |
If this is true, along with IF the previous accusations against Skiba are true, how does this guy still have a job?
Giants are nothing else if not loyal.
Scumbag thing to do IMO. If it turns out that Eli had something to do with this I'll lose a lot of respect for him actually.
Not sure but Skiba certainly doesn't own them.
He, allegedly, knew what Skiba was doing and would have Skiba doctor fakes to sell, so he could keep the originals.
If it's true he stole and sold Super Bowl memorabilia, he's squandered that legacy. The league, the Giants and the players affected will come down on him with the legal equivalent of hellfire. He'll never again get access to an NFL locker room, ever.
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First I heard of it.
He, allegedly, knew what Skiba was doing and would have Skiba doctor fakes to sell, so he could keep the originals.
Yikes, hope this isn't true.
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He'll take no prisoners and won't let this die easy.
Is he referring to the equipment guys... or the Giants?
What's the upside to Eli doesn't this? He's not looking for ways to get paid.
It makes more sense for an equipment manager. Not the guy making 19 or 20m a year.
Yeah, this is a criminal fraud allegation and a felony offense/offenses if it happened
Giants are nothing else if not loyal.
This is incorrect. Ed Skiba Sr. was never affiliated with the Giants. You are confusing him with his son Ed Jr., who along with Joe have both been on the Giants equipment staff for years.
He has an expensive lifestyle to upkeep
The court papers filed by attorney Brian C. Brook, who represents three men who claim Eli Manning and the Giants sold fraudulent jerseys, helmets and other memorabilia to fans and trading card companies, claims clubhouse attendant Edward Skiba sold Strahan’s Super Bowl jersey to plaintiff Eric Inselberg shortly after the game. The club gave Strahan, elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014, a bogus jersey."
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Let's assume we are not talking about Eli. I have the same respect for him that you do.
But the reality is that rich folks are not immune from being attracted to a chance to make an extra dollar.
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Ed Skiba, was the Giants equipment manager before him, and Joe's son will one day be the next one.
Giants are nothing else if not loyal.
This is incorrect. Ed Skiba Sr. was never affiliated with the Giants. You are confusing him with his son Ed Jr., who along with Joe have both been on the Giants equipment staff for years.
You're correct, the Wagner family were the equipment managers for years.
If you look at the quote posted here (that's all I looked at), it doesn't specify who is suing the Giants. It mentions Strahan as a victim, but doesn't say Strahan is the one suing the team. So, I imagine Strahan isn't involved at all. Clickbait...
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Yeah, I can see him needing to sell bogus jerseys!
Let's assume we are not talking about Eli. I have the same respect for him that you do.
But the reality is that rich folks are not immune from being attracted to a chance to make an extra dollar.
I'm sure you're right, what's a hundred million when there are a couple of C-notes in it for him.
There was a Columbo episode with a similar dynamic, but instead of a Super Bowl jersey, it's a duplicate gun that a retired war hero gives to a museum rather than the actual gun which had too much sentimental value for him to give up.
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The rest, sure, I could see an equipment guy being tempted by dollar signs.
But there's too many questions here.
Where's the proof? How does Jacobs what he has are fakes? Or what others have are real?
Skiba IS in the position of being able to create exact replica jerseys, but if I'm Skiba doing this, I'd be selling the fan the fake jersey. It would be MUCH harder to fool the player who actually wore the jersey. OR, I'd just tell the player his jersey was stolen and plead ignorance.
Jacobs has always been kind of a hot-head, too. Has anyone else from those teams claimed anything similar?
The Carolina Panthers equipment guy, Jackie Miles has a side business selling jerseys and helmets to restaurants and bars in the area, and I'm pretty sure the team knows about it and looks away.
Not sure why Skiba would need a player or a guy like Eli to assist though.
We are talking about a guy who has made over 100 million dollars and he’s going to risk his reputation on peanut’s? It’s not like a game worn jersey sells for 10’s of thousands of dollars were talking a grand maybe more if someone is stupid enough to pay that much.
Now Skiba on the other hand I would not be surprised if proven. I personally can’t stand the guy and seems like a little rat to me but that’s my opinion. With that said it’s not like he or any other equipment manager make a huge salary doing what they do. I believe the average salary in the NFL is 90 to 100 grand per year. So if I were to guess he is making his own bonus structure rather than Mara and Tisch.
I cannot fathom Eli being in any way shape or form involved with Skiba other than Eli handing him his used jock for washing at the end of the game.
We are talking about a guy who has made over 100 million dollars and he’s going to risk his reputation on peanut’s? It’s not like a game worn jersey sells for 10’s of thousands of dollars were talking a grand maybe more if someone is stupid enough to pay that much.
Now Skiba on the other hand I would not be surprised if proven. I personally can’t stand the guy and seems like a little rat to me but that’s my opinion. With that said it’s not like he or any other equipment manager make a huge salary doing what they do. I believe the average salary in the NFL is 90 to 100 grand per year. So if I were to guess he is making his own bonus structure rather than Mara and Tisch.
I cannot fathom Eli being in any way shape or form involved with Skiba other than Eli handing him his used jock for washing at the end of the game.
The real deal is worth quite more than a grand. Tom Brady's Superbowl jersey that was just stolen was estimated at half a million.
Eli Manning game worn jerseys and helmets have sold for $5000-10,000. It's not peanuts.
That said, I couldn't see Eli more involved than just saying "do whatever you have to do so I can keep my jersey", which I guess loosely is guilt by association or knowledge. I seriously doubt he's doing it for any monetary gain. He just wants to keep his stuff, which is understandable.
He got out of it by proving that then Giants equipment man Ed Wagner sold him some Giants game used items, after Wagner told the FBI he hadn't (Wagner had previously been disciplined by Giants management for selling game used stuff). So the charges against Inselberg were dropped, not because he was innocent, but because Ed Wagner lied.
Just skeevy all around.
I had collected game worn stuff in the late 90's, early part of 2000's, up until about 2005 or so. It was still a friendly community at that time, and it was before the prices skyrocketed.
I started following this whole thing way back then, and didn't like what I saw, so I got out of the hobby and sold off my stuff.
But that Inselberg guy is a con man who should have served time for his role.
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Inselberg is oily. No coincidence he waited for SB 48 to release these frivolous allegations. Eli being involved is just far fetched. What's he going to do with the items? Hide them away forever? Not Eli. And when his lawyers hit back, we didn't hear much on that front again.
I love Eli. He's my all time favorite athlete so I guess I'm very bias, but Inselberg comes across as completely untrustworthy.
These things fetch big bucks, and people buy them in many cases with the hopes that they'll appreciate in value. And what do they pin those hopes on? The honesty of the people selling them. As if somehow, a little sticker that says 'verified' somehow really guarantees you anything.
Not giving these guys a pass in any way, but people really should stop buying these products as if they were investment vehicles. Decorations, fine. Anything more than that, think twice.