An emotional Eli Manning almost came to tears defending his integrity Thursday at the Giants practice facility, insisting he has "nothing to hide" and has "done nothing wrong" in relation to the lawsuit accusing him and the team of misleading memorabilia collectors.
Manning walked out onto the outdoor patio at the back of Quest Diagnostics Training Center on the third day of OTAs and began with a passionate opening statement.
“Hey guys, before we get started, I would like to address what’s been going on in the news the past couple days,” Manning said. “However, because this is a pending litigation, I will not be able to answer questions or go into specific details on the matter.”
“I will say,” he continued, becoming visibly choked up, “that I’ve never done what I’ve been accused of doing. I have no reason, nor have I ever had any reason, to do anything of that nature. I’ve done nothing wrong, and I have nothing to hide. And I know that when this is all done, everybody will see it the same way.”
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if he were to be found guilty, the possibility of discipline from the league would be a very real concern.
I am 100000% certain he's innocent.
It just doesn't follow Eli's modus operandi.
Peyton should beat his ass.
His own shit which he's apparently entitled to anyway? The logic of the story just doesn't make much sense to me.
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Read Eli's quotes carefully. Deny-without saying what he was denying. Gets his story out without chance his words used against him at trial.
He specifically said he couldn't get into details because of the litigation.
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It just seems totally manufactured by the press.
if he were to be found guilty, the possibility of discipline from the league would be a very real concern.
this is a civil case, criminal case is outside the statute of limitations. If a player did pay child support payments he was sued and lost would he be suspended?
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the personal conduct policy specifically mentions fraud, as well as "Conduct that undermines or puts at risk the integrity and reputation of the NFL, NFL clubs, or
NFL players." I would put nothing past this idiot commissioner and his minions, especially considering, right or wrong, the Giants are perceived to be a favored team in the NFL.
Haters are going to hate. F-Them!!
And that's not aimed at you Dan, I know that's from the Daily News.
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It just seems totally manufactured by the press.
if he were to be found guilty, the possibility of discipline from the league would be a very real concern.
this is a civil case, criminal case is outside the statute of limitations.
true, but the league policy allows for discipline whether or not criminal charges are filed.
Eli is simply a great leader who believes in integrity 100 percent and this Giants fan here supports him.
Professional is more the word. More fake news. smh
This post just brought a much needed smile to my face.
I loved him in this role:
I don't see how people can just blindly defend him though. None of you actually know the man. None of us know any of these guys. All we know is what they want to show us, and Eli is more adept than most at not showing us anything
Oh, it was so rich, this guy on radio talking about the Eli case, after Bridge Gate just ended.
Talk about balls.
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For as stoic as Eli can be, he seemed pretty emotional there in the video. Don't know about "almost came to tears," but he's clearly upset about it. Not many videos or press conferences where he comes across that way.
This has stunk up the joint from the start. I'm glad to see him getting out in front, and with passion, about his innocence regarding these allegations.
I suspect he is innocent and am happy he addressed it head on.
what I do not understand are the people who say this is no big deal... IF he did this (and he probably didn't, but perhaps someone did in his name) then it is fraud. we would be killing any other team's QB if they had done this and it is hypocritical for some here to act like this isn't even worth a discussion.
Our QB being accused of fraud is a big deal, and worthy of discussion.... and I look forward to him being vindicated.
Peyton should beat his ass.
Ah, we have a tough guy that gets to decide when other guys can or can't get emotional. Such a hard ass!
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enough with the crying, first the tears at Couglin's adios press conference and now when you got caught scamming the upstanding memorabilia dealers.
Peyton should beat his ass.
Ah, we have a tough guy that gets to decide when other guys can or can't get emotional. Such a hard ass!
C'mon man you know that was a joke. Lighten up and stop taking other people's lives who don't give a shit about you so seriously.
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enough with the crying, first the tears at Couglin's adios press conference and now when you got caught scamming the upstanding memorabilia dealers.
Peyton should beat his ass.
Ah, we have a tough guy that gets to decide when other guys can or can't get emotional. Such a hard ass!
C'mon man you know that was a joke. Lighten up and stop taking other people's lives who don't give a shit about you so seriously.
Haha, you get butt hurt because you made a poor attempt at a joke and suddenly I'm taking someone's life too seriously that doesn't give a shit about me? Classic. You'd have been better off just saying that you were joking. Either way, it's all good. I obviously read your post as being serious so I apologize for that. At least I know you won't bawl your eyes out over it!
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enough with the crying, first the tears at Couglin's adios press conference and now when you got caught scamming the upstanding memorabilia dealers.
Peyton should beat his ass.
Ah, we have a tough guy that gets to decide when other guys can or can't get emotional. Such a hard ass!
C'mon man you know that was a joke. Lighten up and stop taking other people's lives who don't give a shit about you so seriously.
Haha, you get butt hurt because you made a poor attempt at a joke and suddenly I'm taking someone's life too seriously that doesn't give a shit about me? Classic. You'd have been better off just saying that you were joking. Either way, it's all good. I obviously read your post as being serious so I apologize for that. At least I know you won't bawl your eyes out over it!
I'm not butt hurt, just found the instinct to call out a poster for something obviously a joke to be sort of sad.
who would post that comment being serious?
And, what? He has to scam folks for an extra 10 - 20 thousand? That won't even cover his tax bill this year.
Plus he is Eli ... (the "I" stands for integrity). Archie and Olivia come off as parents that would have severely punished him if he tried something like this (dishonest) at a young age.
I am not buying any of it.
Hope you are right about the connection (lol).
-- Bruce Beck, NBC sports, on Eli's PC from today.
Professional is more the word. More fake news. smh
Nope. Real news. Eli is pissed off.
Archie's actions (which included trying to distract by shaming the woman for dating black men) when Peyton forcibly tea-bagged a female trainer in college say otherwise.
The Mannings are not some family beyond reproach. I think this whole scandal is weak as hell and will go away without much damage of any kind, but, quite frankly, even if Eli was running some type of mass fake memorabilia syndicate, he'd still likely be the least phony/most upstanding of the crew.
Shouldn't you be on some random thread doing some good old fashioned race baiting? I'm actually shocked to see you on this thread since it's hard to bring race into it, though I'm sure you're waiting for an opportunity. I'm also certain if I navigate through a couple other threads, you'll be there, making a complete fool of yourself as usual. Not a day goes by that you aren't an utter idiot on multiple threads, saying shit to guys you wouldn't have the balls to say to their faces. It's what you do, we all know it. You're an absolute clown show.
Judging from your massive overreaction on this thread, it's not a far stretch that you get really offended by a lot of stuff and process things in a way that they are not intend (such as PJ's VERY OBVIOUS joke).
Why don't you take your L with class and apologize to PJ like a gentleman? I find a lot of humor that you go accuse me of being a keyboard warrior, when you're the one throwing nasty remarks around here.
I don't see how people can just blindly defend him though. None of you actually know the man. None of us know any of these guys. All we know is what they want to show us, and Eli is more adept than most at not showing us anything
I see it as "pass" as in meets the criteria. Kind of like pass or fail a test. He didn't say pass off as in substitute for.
He probably just wanted stuff that actually looked more game used than other stuff. These guys can wear something for one play, have it in mint condition and sell as game used. Sounds to me like Eli wanted to ensure his stuff looked the part as well as being authentic.
As far as the rest, his character and charity work are well known. He's never had any negative press or been seen to make a misstep as far as his rep goes. To me, he at the very least deserves the benefit of the doubt based on all that. It's not hard for me to see people blindly defend him because of his reputation.
Screw this memorabilia chucklehead!!