Giants owner John Mara says that he wants Eli Manning to remain with the Giants in 2018. However, he’s not guaranteeing his return either. 
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“Yes,” Mara said when asked if he wants Manning to stay with the club. “But that’s a discussion that we’ll have.”
Earlier this month, there was an uproar amongst Giants fans when Manning was asked to take a backseat to Geno Smith. Days later, Mara sacked coach Ben McAdoo and GM Jerry Reese while interim coach Steve Spagnuolo reinstated Manning as the starter. With that in mind, it’s hard to tell whether Mara’s endorsement of Manning is a move to appease Giants fans in the short term or if he is genuinely interested in keeping the veteran under his current contract.
Manning has two years to go on his expensive deal and he’ll turn 37 shortly after the New Year. As it stands, he’s set to earn $10.5MM in 2018 and $11.5MM in 2019. If Manning is unwilling to take a hair cut, then the Giants could cut him loose before his $5MM roster bonus comes due in March.
If the season ended today, the Giants would own the No. 2 pick in the draft. From there, the team’s next GM (whoever he may be) will find most, if not all, of the class’ top QBs available. UCLA’s Josh Rosen, Wyoming’s Josh Allen, and USC’s Sam Darnold are widely considered to be this year’s top prospects at the position.
Why would he have to take a “hair cut” to remain with the team?
Think they meant to say pay cut
Lol….
Maybe they meant he’d have to take a slight pay cut
$10.5MM is considered an “expensive” contract for a Pro-Bowl QB? That’s not even half of what Flacco, Luck, Stafford, and all these other guys are making.
“Sheli’s” numbers are still not bad overall for the season the team is having. With no O line and no dependable receivers, how can he possibly put up pro-bowl numbers? He is old and I think his time in NY is done anyway. Time for new blood with a new coach and GM. Josh Rosen come on down!