Eli Manning News: Pro Sports Daily

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March 10

New York Post

"He spent the past six years watching and learning from the master and now he gets to do the same for the master's baby brother. Jim Sorgi yesterday was signed to a one-year contract by the Giants to do for them what he previously did for the Colts -- serve as backup quarterback to a Manning. "I am as excited about working with Eli as I am sad about leaving Peyton," Sorgi said. "I look forward to working with Eli and helping him any way I can. I have been fortunate to work with Peyton, who has one of the greatest minds in the game." The Giants believe at least some of that brainpower rubbed off on Sorgi. "Jim demonstrated in the meeting room with our coaches that he is very sharp and a very ..."

Giants entrust Eli Manning to WR coach

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February 13

Bergen Record

"Eli Manning had his input, and Tom Coughlin made his decision Friday: Mike Sullivan will be the Giants' new quarterbacks coach, replacing Chris Palmer, who retired from the NFL to take a head coaching position in the UFL. Sullivan coached the wide receivers the past six seasons and was instrumental in the development of the young corps in 2009. "I talked to Coach Coughlin about this," Manning said. "I feel very comfortable with Coach Sullivan. I knew he was in the mix. I feel very good about him moving to the quarterback position. He's a guy who knows what we do and we can grow as an offense. I think he'll be good in the meeting room, giving me different ideas and things we can work on.""

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning motivated by brother Peyton's Super Bowl success

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February 5

New York Daily News

"When Eli Manning watched his big brother win the family's first Super Bowl three years ago, he admitted to having mixed feelings. He was happy for his brother, but bothered that he wasn't the one in the spotlight. Now, as Peyton Manning gets ready to go after his second Super Bowl championship, Eli's mixed feelings haven't changed. "I'm very happy for Peyton," Eli said Thursday. "But still it doesn't quiet the desire to win another or get back to another Super Bowl. I think it drives me. I can feel both at the same time. I'm truly happy for him. But it does still remind you, â€˜Hey, this is what it's all about. This is where we have to get back to.' " Just like back in Super Bowl XLI, Eli ..."

Eli Manning says he'll be rooting for Indianapolis Colts, brother Peyton in Super Bowl XLIV

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February 4

Newark Star-Ledger

"Eli Manning was being tested physically on Thursday. As for his loyalty to his brother going against his hometown team, it was no contest. "No problem, no question about it," the Giants' quarterback said during an interview with a couple of reporters at the Gatorade Performance Lab in the Super Bowl XLIV media center before going through a couple of tests on the effectiveness of the new "G Series" of drinks. "If you think about it, I've been cheering for the Colts and Peyton for the last 12 years. It goes back to high school when he first started playing for the Colts. And having been in the NFL six years myself and having played against the Saints a few times, you kind of quickly lose ..."

Way to bro! Eli Manning joins in Peyton's celebration as Indianapolis Colts beat New York Jets

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January 25

New York Daily News

"Following the Colts' 30-17 victory over the Jets inÂ Sunday'sÂ AFC Championship Game, Peyton Manning was joined in the locker room by his brother, Eli, who spoke briefly to reporters but tried to stay out of the spotlight. "He played outstanding, just like he's done all year. There's a reason why he's the MVP, and he played awesome," Eli said. "They started scoring some touchdowns in the red zone, and kind of figured out what the Jets were doing.""

Eli Manning will not have surgery on injured right foot

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January 4

Newark Star-Ledger

"Several Giants will go under the knife this offseason. But quarterback Eli Manning is not one of them. After playing through an injured right foot all season -- first the plantar fascia injury he sustained against Kansas City in Week 4, then the resultant stress reaction in the foot -- Manning said he will not require surgery and expects that with rest he'll be "100 percent in the next few weeks." "It's feeling good," Manning said. "Just a little rest, and it should be back to new." Manning said the original plantar fascia injury hasn't been a problem for a while, but rather it's the nagging soreness from the stress reaction that has lingered. He also doesn't think this is a condition he ..."

Eli confounded by Giant collapse

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January 4

New York Post

"Eli Manning had just finished his best statistical season as a Giant, but it was little consolation following yesterday's 44-7 loss to the Vikings at the Metrodome. For the second straight week, the Giants (beaten 41-9 by the Panthers last Sunday) were blown out. And though the defense deserves its share of the blame for allowing 85 points over the final two games, the offense was just as inept, scoring only 16. Manning, who completed 17 of 23 passes for 141 yards, no touchdowns and one interception yesterday, was at a loss to explain the late-season collapse. "I don't know why all of a sudden this play came about us and we started making mistakes and not being able to make third downs ..."

Receiver stats have meaning to Manning

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January 3

New York Post

"Eli Manning is well aware of some statistical goals his receivers can attain today as the Giants close out their season against the Vikings. Within the flow of the game, he will try his hardest to get them for his teammates. Steve Smith — who broke Amani Toomer's franchise record of 82 receptions in a season — is three catches away from 100. Hakeem Nicks is four away from 50, an impressive total for a rookie. Manning won't force the ball to them, but is aware of what they need. "Yeah, they mean something," Manning said. "I want to make sure to get Steve his 100 catches. I take pride in having my receivers get that. It is something that is not easy to do and he has worked hard and had a ..."

Coughlin, Manning apologize for Giants' play

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December 29

New York Post

"There was nothing to add about how embarrassingly small the Giants came up in their biggest game of the season -- leaving only one sentiment, above all else, that Tom Coughlin wanted to convey. I'm sorry. "I do think the one thing I want to say to our fans is that, to a man, we'd like to apologize," the Giants coach said yesterday. "For whatever reason, a team that had an awful lot to play for, that had opportunities there -- we were playing in Giants Stadium for the last regular-season game of the Giants -- didn't play up to our capabilities. It's been a very frustrating thing." There have been somber post-mortem days around the Giants, but it would be difficult to recall a sadder time ..."

If Matt Ryan isn't Peyton Manning but Eli, is that enough?

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December 28

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Regarding this Falcons' season, only one question remains, and it will be answered next week in Tampa. Regarding the Falcons as a team, a question has arisen, a question we didn't figure we'd be asking. But here it is: What if the franchise quarterback isn't quite a franchise quarterback? We stipulate by saying that, if on the day Matt Ryan was drafted we'd have known the Falcons would be 19-10 (and 13-1 at home) with him as a starting quarterback, we'd have swooned on the spot. And we spent all last season swooning. But the greatest rookie quarterback in league history - and that's what he was - hasn't been the greatest sophomore quarterback in NFL annals. Sunday was another installment ..."

Hideous loss has Eli & Co. singin' Blues

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December 28

New York Post

"The only thing that could have made Eli Manning's day worse was if the quarterback had gotten hit by a wrecking ball on his way out of Giants Stadium yesterday. Manning left his final game at the Stadium stunned at his team's embarrassing blowout loss to the Panthers. "It is shocking and it is disappointing," Manning said. "When you have a shot to get into the playoffs and everything is right in front of us, to come and have mistakes and turnovers and penalties ... We did about everything we could just to try to lose that game." Manning had a decent day statistically, completing 29 of 43 passes for 296 yards with a touchdown and an interception. But the Giants failed to put together an ..."

Eli Manning puts up winning numbers as NY Giants try to hit the jackpot

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December 27

Newark Star-Ledger

"For Eli Manning, the time for reflecting will come after the Giants' season is over. Or, if things don't go their way Sunday and the Giants are eliminated from playoff contention, perhaps it'll start Monday. But from last Monday night, when Manning was asked about setting a career-high in touchdown passes, through the rest of the week and the repeated questions about what's shaping up to be (statistically) the best season of his six-year career, Manning refused to look backward. "I'm not reflecting right now. I'm thinking about what we have to do these next couple of games," Manning said before attempting to direct the conversation toward Sunday's opponent, the Carolina Panthers, as well ..."

Fate in Eli's hands, where it belongs

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December 27

New York Post

columnist Steve Serbey

"Peyton Manning is in Indianapolis today, trying to stay perfect against the Jets for as long as he will be allowed to play, and maybe make history. Eli Manning is at Giants Stadium for the last time, trying to keep his team alive for a wild-card playoff berth. And Giants fans saying goodbye to Giants Stadium want the ball, and the season, in his hands. On this nostalgic, tension-filled, anxiety-wracked, scoreboard-watching day, he isn't The Other Manning. He is The Mann. Giants fans have long come to grips with the fact that their quarterback will never be Perfect Peyton. But with the stakes so high now, they are asking him to be The Perfect 10."

Eli red-hot in time for Giants' push

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December 26

Bergen Record

"The Pro Bowl vote will be announced Tuesday, but making the trip to Miami for an all-star game is not on Eli Manning's mind right now. All he's thinking about is beating Carolina on Sunday and eventually making the trip to Philadelphia, or Arizona, or even Minnesota for a wild-card playoff game. Manning's numbers are good enough to earn him a return trip to the Pro Bowl. His recent play has also been good enough to get the Giants into the postseason. The fact that the team remains one game out of a wild-card spot with two to go cannot be placed on the quarterback's shoulders. He has completed 61.2 percent of his passes for 3,584 yards and a career-high 26 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. ..."

Mara has faith in Tom, Eli

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December 24

New York Post

"The head coach and the quarterback become critical at this time of the year, and Giants co-owner John Mara likes having Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning on his side as crunch time has arrived. "They've both proven that they can do it in the past, and there's no doubt within our organization that they can do it again," Mara told The Post yesterday. Manning got hot at the end of the 2007 championship season, and he is hot again now. "He's everything that you want him to be, yes," Mara said. "We have the guy that we want at quarterback, and we have the guy that we want on the sidelines as our head coach." Mara said he was encouraged by the Giants' 45-12 domination of the Redskins Monday night. It ..."

Easy Eli Manning shows he's tough as nails

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December 22

Bergen Record

columnist Tara Sullivan

"So long as Eli Manning is in charge of the Giants' offense, it is in good hands. It can survive even the stupidity of running back Brandon Jacobs, who should have been ejected from the Giants' 45-12 obliteration of the Redskins on Monday Night Football. Jacobs' answer to a scuffle with Washington's Albert Haynesworth was to throw two punches, and while neither one landed, both should have landed Jacobs him on a permanent sideline. When the dust settled, Jacobs inexplicably escaped punishment, insisting with a straight face, "I didn't throw a punch," even though television replays clearly showed otherwise. Instead, the reeling Redskins took a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and two ..."

Giants show signs of what could have been

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December 22

New York Post

columnist Mike Vaccaro

"You want this to be a sign of good things to come for the Giants. You want to believe the defense is every bit as good as it looked, that whatever rust and corrosion had infected it for most of the past two months is gone for good. You want to believe that this 45-12 thrashing of the Redskins at a FedEx Field that sounded an awful lot like Giants Stadium with all the northern invaders is precisely the kind of game you will point to in a few weeks, when the Giants are making a push through the playoffs, setting their sights on New Orleans or Minnesota or Philadelphia or Arizona. Then two things hit you square in the jaw: 1) The Redskins may have played one of the all-time no-show games in ..."

Fast start fuels Eli, Giants

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December 22

New York Post

"Eli Manning had the ball first, and wouldn't let go. The 16-play, 80-yard opening drive that consumed 9:13 turned out to be the first-round knockout of the Redskins that the desperate Giants needed to keep hope alive in the wild-card race. "That was a big emphasis all week, we talked about it as a group offensively, just getting off to a fast start," Manning said after the Giants' 45-12 demolition of their sad sack nemesis. "It also helps out your defense. It puts a little pressure on the opposing offense, especially when you go nine minutes, you hold the ball, you score a touchdown. "It's a littler bit of a buzz-kill to start the game for the opposing team, and it gets your defense fired ..."

Giants Overwhelm Redskins

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December 22

New York Times

"The game began with a snowball landing a few yards behind Giants quarterback Eli Manning just before the first snap from the line of scrimmage. When it ended, a guy dressed as Santa Claus was shouting into the Giants' locker room that this one had been their Christmas gift. If the Giants' 45-12 victory over the Redskins on Monday night had been less consequential, it would be tempting to dwell primarily on its sheer goofiness or perhaps on the Giants' impressive and unexpected domination. The show included a bizarre fake field-goal attempt by the Redskins that ended in a Giants interception on the final play of the first half and a second-half fistfight between two heavyweights, Brandon ..."

With New York Giants swooning, Tom Coughlin must turn to Eli Manning

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December 17

New York Daily News

"Eli Manning has proven that with the Super Bowl on the line, down by four with just under three minutes remaining, he had it in him to take the Giants 83 yards for the winning touchdown against what was supposed to be the greatest team in NFL history. Once a quarterback has performed under that kind of pressure and tension, has won the Super Bowl MVP, the simple task of carrying a struggling team on his $106.9 million shoulders for the final three weeks of the season against the Redskins, Panthers and Vikings to get it into the playoffs is not so overwhelming. The Giants still have a very good shot at the No. 2 wild-card spot, thanks to the Cowboys, who are well into another December ..."

Eli Manning sees Super Bowl turnaround for slumping 7-6 New York Giants

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December 15

New York Daily News

"Eli Manning desperately wants to believe there's an awful lot of life left in this Giants season, even though they have played so poorly for two months they really don't deserve to make the playoffs. This has been a humbling year for the Giants, who broke training camp believing they were legitimate Super Bowl contenders, a feeling that was fortified by their 5-0 start against inferior competition. But they've lost six of their last eight games, the defense can't stop anybody, certainly not DeSean Jackson, and they just suffered another crushing loss to the Eagles. "We consider ourselves a playoff team," Manning told the Daily News Monday. "Now it's time to prove it." For Manning, who is ..."

Eli's non-slide proves costly

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December 14

New York Post

"Tom Coughlin might want to get Joe Girardi's phone number. Eli Manning was the New York quarterback who failed to slide and cost his team last night. After a 14-yard dash, Manning fumbled the ball on the Eagles' 14 in the third quarter, erasing a scoring opportunity on a night when every point counted. The fumble was one of three odd fumbles during the 45-38 shootout at Giants Stadium. Down 20-24, the Giants had grabbed the momentum a play before Manning's gaffe when Jonathan Goff intercepted Donovan McNabb, giving the Giants offense the ball on Philadelphia's 29. Tom Coughlin might want to get Joe Girardi's phone number. Eli Manning was the New York quarterback who failed to slide and ..."

Bizarre farewell for Eagles-Giants at the Meadowlands

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December 14

Philadelphia Daily News

columnist Rich Hofmann

"On the Eagles' last scheduled visit to this place, to the site of so many strange doings over the last 3 1/2 decades, to Jimmy Hoffa's windswept sepulchre, it seemed as if bizarre was somehow preordained. Last night at Giants Stadium, it was as if history demanded it.This is where Herman Edwards once committed a miracle, and where Randall Cunningham once punted a ball 91 yards. It is where Clyde Simmons returned an Eagles field goal that had been blocked for a touchdown, and where Brian Westbrook saved an Eagles season with an 84-yard punt return for the ages.Now it is a place where the Eagles blew a 30-17 halftime lead to the Giants and still won, 45-38, in the highest-scoring game in the ..."

Eagles are fun to watch, but not title-worthy

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December 14

Philadelphia Daily News

columnist Sam Donnellon

"The bus from the airport hotel trekked through the cascading rains, trudged slowly up through the three exits it took to reach Giants Stadium last night.It was the slowest the Eagles' offense moved all night.The defense? Well they never seemed to move any faster than that. Stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey they were.It's the common thread stringing together the division contenders of the NFC East, this torturous propensity to surrender big yardage and big plays at big points of the game.And it doesn't translate into January success. "We've got a lot of mistakes we have to clean up," defensive tackle Mike Patterson was saying after the Eagles beat the Giants last night, ..."

Now Eagles aren't wasting time with Vick

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December 14

Philadelphia Daily News

columnist Paul Domowitch

"It has taken Michael Vick a little while to chip away much of the rust from his nearly 2 years behind bars. Longer than he thought, and probably longer than Andy Reid thought. But the Eagles coach's controversial August decision to sign Vick is starting to pay off. A week after running for one touchdown and throwing for another in his team's 34-7 win over the Falcons, Vick helped the Eagles secure sole possession of first place in the NFC East with last night's 45-38 win over the Giants. Vick's numbers by themselves - three rushes for 11 yards, one completion in two attempts for 32 yards - aren't all that impressive. But just about every time he touched the ball last night he did something ..."

Outsmarting Manning is goal for Eagles' defense

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December 13

Camden Courier-Post

"The Eagles think Giants quarterback Eli Manning is smart, accurate and capable of carrying the offense. But they approach him the same way they do mostly every other quarterback. Using relentless pressure and disguised blitzes to confuse him and force turnovers, the Eagles picked off Manning twice and held him to a 55.7 passer rating in last month's 40-17 win over their Turnpike rivals. Still, safety Quintin Mikell said last week, Manning outsmarted them on enough occasions to warrant a few adjustments in tonight's game plan. "The first time they did a good job with our blitzing. He saw our blitzes and checked out of it," Mikell said. I think we definitely have a different game plan this ..."

Eagles still likely to blitz Manning

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December 13

Philadelphia Inquirer

"Despite a face that appears frozen in puberty, Eli Manning has grown into what six seasons in the NFL make him: a veteran quarterback. It seems like only yesterday when Manning was sacked for the first time in his career - by an Eagles defensive end, no less. The first career sack of first-round bust Jerome McDougle would be the first of many the Giants quarterback would suffer at the hands of the Eagles. In 13 career games against the Eagles, including two playoff meetings, Manning has been sacked 28 times. However, during the Eagles' current three-game winning streak against the Giants, Manning was sacked only twice. Eagles safety Quintin Mikell said the Giants quarterback is better at ..."

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning hopes to improve his play in winter weather

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December 10

New York Daily News

"There is no way for Eli Manning to prepare for the conditions that await him in December at Giants Stadium. He can't run outside every time there's a little bad weather, and there are no wind drills he can do. "I don't know that there are any (ways to prepare) unless you go to Alaska in the middle of whatever to work on it," Tom Coughlin said. "It's the NFC East. It's December. It's Giants Stadium. The wind blows. So be it." That's just the reality of life in the winter months at Manning's home stadium. Unfortunately those elements are also something the Giants' $106.9 million quarterback has yet to master. Manning has a 5-9 record at home in December and January in his six NFL seasons. ..."

This was a season-saving win

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December 7

New York Post

columnist Steve Serby

"This was all about pride, and heart, and fight, and long-lost fire and emotion. It was about a team that stood up and announced, "Enough is enough," a team that stood toe-to-toe with the hated Dallas Cowboys and refused to buckle, refused to surrender. It was about saving a season gone awry. It was about an old house -- The House LT Built -- rallying around its desperate, embattled team and its desperate, embattled team feeding off that old house and rallying around one another. It was about a 265-pound running back who apparently hates the Cowboys so much he made the play that turned the tide, a 74-yard catch-and-run down the left sidelines that gave the Giants a lead they would not ..."

Gutty comeback revives Big Blue's playoff dream

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December 7

New York Post

"As Domenik Hixon finally crossed the goal line after his 79-yard punt-return journey, the man with the close-cropped silver hair and reddening face went wild. Giants coach Tom Coughlin raced onto the field and forcefully pumped his right arm, windmill style. Then he did it again. "That was a huge emotional moment for everybody on the sideline," Coughlin said later. Said Justin Tuck, "To still see him get excited like he does, it lets you know the passion he has for this football team, and you can't help but rally behind that." The exultation was a release all the Giants needed so very badly. The team that forgot how to win or play defense with ferocity or locate big plays with regularity ..."

Giants, Cowboys in gunfight at not-OK corral

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December 6

New York Post

"Maybe this is shaping up to be "one of those years" and no matter what the Giants do, they aren't going to get out from under and make something of their season. Maybe this is a case of a pretty good team having a pretty bad year. If that's it, the Giants this afternoon will continue to slip-slide away and go quietly into the night against the arch-rival (and first-place) Cowboys at Giants Stadium. "You put too much into one season just to say, 'Oh, this is a bad year, let's move on,' " guard Chris Snee said. "We're one game out of the wild card. If people want to count us out, that's fine. We're not counting ourselves out." The standing-eight count has begun for a team on the ropes. ..."

Manning writes off Big D ink stink

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December 4

New York Post

"Yeah, Eli Manning signed the wall inside the visitors locker room at brand-new Cowboys Stadium back on Sept. 20, after the Giants escaped with a thrilling 33-31 last-second victory. If the Cowboys have a problem with that, well, no disrespect intended -- and tough luck. That's pretty much Manning's feeling, as yesterday he scoffed at any notion that his autograph is cause for any controversy. "It's a pretty common thing," the Giants quarterback said. "I was asked to sign it. It wasn't like I just went there and signed it. I didn't have a pen on me or anything. It was all supplied." An attendant in the visitors locker room -- a Cowboys employee -- following the game asked Manning to sign ..."

Giants' Manning admits to autograph

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December 4

San Antonio Express-News

"Eli Manning acknowledged Thursday he left his autograph on the wall of the visiting locker room after the New York Giants' christened Cowboys Stadium with a 33-31 win in Week 2. The Cowboys view the autograph as a taunt, but Manning said he was simply granting the request of a locker room attendant. "I was asked to sign it," the New York Post's Web site quoted Manning as saying. "It wasn't like I just went there and signed it. I didn't have a pen on me or anything. It was all supplied." Cowboys coach Wade Phillips indicated that he didn't buy Manning's explanation."

Giants quarterback confirms he signed the wall in Dallas Cowboys' locker room

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December 3

Newark Star-Ledger

"This hasn't been a big story line up here but it's been a hot one in Dallas the past couple of months - especially this week leading up to the Cowboys-Giants matchup. And we've finally got confirmation on it. The story is an Eli Manning autograph on the wall of the locker room in the Cowboys' new stadium. It was supposedly the real Manning's signature after the Giants' Week 2 victory that opened the place. It looked an awful lot like his real autograph, but it seemed very un-Manning-like to deface another's property. Unless that person or organization asked for it. And apparently, they did. "It's a pretty common thing. I was asked to sign it," Manning said Thursday in confirming the ..."

Giants quarterback Eli Manning not worried, takes foot injury one step at a time

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December 1

New York Daily News

"The news that Eli Manning could be one bad step away from a premature end to his season may have been shocking to everyone else, but it wasn't anything new to him. He's been dealing with that possibility for the last month. Manning wasn't worried then. And he isn't worried now. "I'm not overly concerned with it," Manning said after the Giants got back to work Monday morning. "Obviously this is kind of new news to you all, but I've been playing with it for four weeks. It's not something that is truly annoying me or bothering me and I don't feel like it is affecting my performance on the field." The Giants' $106.9 million quarterback added that he's "not concerned" that the "stress ..."

With Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles in back-to-back games, New York Giants done in NFC East

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December 1

New York Daily News

"The Giants have turned this into a forgettable season. They've lacked their trademark resilience, don't fight through adversity, no longer impose their will. They don't look anything like the team that won the Super Bowl two years ago. Now they face a two-week battle for playoff survival against the hated Cowboys and Eagles. There's no indication they have it in them to reach down deep, show some of the old Giants pride and put this season back together. That means by the time they absorb the one-two punch from the Cowboys and Eagles in back-to-back home games, they will be knocked out of the NFC East race and hanging on the ropes in the wild-card fight. The Giants have made the playoffs ..."

Struggling G-Men eye run at playoffs

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December 1

New York Post

"What is Justin Tuck's level of optimism that the Giants will cast aside their losing ways and actually make a run at the playoffs? "Give me a scale," Tuck requested yesterday. One to 10, he was told. "Eleven," Tuck replied. Add your own punch line. "Call me ignorant and foolish, but that's the only way I know how to approach things," Tuck explained. Tuck and the rest of the struggling Giants have been called much worse as this season has gone downhill, with the most abusive comments served up after the 26-6 Thanksgiving night beat-down by the Broncos. It was such a thoroughly disinterested and inept performance -- and also the fifth loss in the past six games -- that it makes it difficult ..."

Eli must carry Giants rest of way

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December 1

New York Post

columnist Mike Vaccaro

"The pain is contained to the foot for now, which is a good thing for both the Giants and the quarterback. Because Eli Manning's shoulder needs to be sound, and it needs to be strong, and not merely to ensure that his spirals can slice through the frosty Meadowlands air this Sunday. No, the Giants are a team in need of more than Manning's skills now. They need his strength. They need him to shoulder more of a load than he's ever been asked to carry if they are to somehow negotiate their way to the end of the season without being stranded like roadkill on the path to the playoffs. "When I'm playing the games," Manning said yesterday, "I'm not thinking about it. I'm not worrying about it." He ..."

Manning feeling no extra 'stress' with foot issue

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December 1

New York Post

"As he's done the past month, Eli Manning plans on practicing this week and then playing Sunday when the Giants face the Cowboys, insisting that the stress reaction in his right foot is not adversely affecting him. "It's been the same for probably the past three or four weeks, nothing new," Manning said. "I feel I can go out there and practice and do everything I need to do." News of the stress reaction became public this past Sunday, but it's old news for Manning. He played through plantar fasciitis in his right heel early in the season and when that quieted, the stress reaction to the cuboid bone on the outside of his right foot materialized, most likely because he was compensating for ..."

Manning Will Play; Pierce Lost for Season

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December 1

New York Times

"For Giants quarterback Eli Manning, the injury news was not as bad as it could have been. But for linebacker Antonio Pierce, the development was worse. Manning said Monday that continuing discomfort in his right foot would not prevent him from practicing regularly or playing Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys. But Pierce will miss the rest of the season, the Giants announced, because the bulging disk in his neck has not improved enough to get him back for the last five games of the regular season. The Giants have put Pierce on the injured reserve list. In a statement released by the Giants, Pierce said the doctors told him "the risk of playing is too great, regardless of how I feel ..."

Manning a foot from season's end

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November 30

New York Post

"Yes, it can get worse for the Giants, losers of five of their last six games and fading from playoff contention. Quarterback Eli Manning has been playing for the past few weeks despite a stress reaction in his right foot, increasing the likelihood that one bad step could end his season. A Giants source confirmed the injury, first reported by ESPN. Manning is expected to practice this week and start in Sunday's last-stand game against the Cowboys. Though he has been dealing with the injury, he has not really shown any physical limitations. Nevertheless, there is reason for concern. A stress reaction can be a precursor to a stress fracture -- a crack in the bone -- and that would finish ..."

Giants' Manning Dealing With Injury

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November 30

New York Times

"Giants quarterback Eli Manning has been treated for a stress reaction in his right foot that is a result of a continuing problem with plantar fasciitis, a person with knowledge of the condition confirmed Sunday. Manning's problem is not new, however, and is not expected to keep him from practicing this week or playing Sunday at home against the Dallas Cowboys. The condition was first reported on Sunday by ESPN. "Given his foot issues, this is not a surprise," said the person, who requested anonymity because the team had made no formal statement. "It doesn't mean that anything additional will occur." A player compensating for pain in the heel could stress another part of the foot and cause ..."

Sources: New York Giants QB Eli Manning has 'stress reaction' in foot, season in jeopardy

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November 30

New York Daily News

"Eli Manning's injured right heel has gotten worse, and if that trend continues, the Giants might have to consider shutting him down. The Giants' $106.9 million quarterback has a "stress reaction" on a bone in his right foot, according to multiple team sources, which puts him in danger of suffering a stress fracture. If that happens, the injury would almost certainly end his season."

Giants quarterback Eli Manning dealing with second foot injury

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November 29

Newark Star-Ledger

"Eli Manning has said recently his foot feels better and that the plantar fascia injury is behind him. But that apparently doesn't mean he's free of any issues. According to an ESPN report, Manning is suffering from a "stress reaction" that resulted from his overcompensating for the injury he suffered against the Chiefs in Week 4 and the plantar fasciitis that was nagging him before that. Someone informed of Manning's injury situation confirmed the report. The person, who requested anonymity because the Giants haven't released any information on the latest ailment, said the stress reaction is "not a recent development," meaning Manning has been dealing with it for some time. The stress ..."

Sources: Eli Manning has stress reaction

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November 29

ESPN.com

"Compensating for the plantar fasciitis he battled for much of this season, New York quarterback Eli Manning has developed a stress reaction in his right foot that could be even more problematic for the Giants, according to sources close to the situation. A recent MRI on Manning's foot revealed the stress reaction in the cuboid bone, which makes Manning susceptible to a stress fracture that could end his 2009 season. Before any stress fracture develops, the Giants are aggressively treating the stress reaction, trying to get Manning to stay off it as much as possible, having him wear extra supportive shoes and using a bone stimulator on the injured area. For now, the stress reaction is not ..."

Big Blue optimistic despite mounting losses

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November 28

New York Post

"The more you see of the Giants, the more you figure they aren't made of the right stuff. The more you hear from the Giants, the more you get the idea they are in denial about what they are and where they're going. Minutes after a desultory 26-6 loss in Denver that combined embarrass ingly inept offense and typically indecisive de fense, Brandon Jacobs was asked if he has great concern, considering the way the Giants are playing. The running back shook his head more firmly than he has hit the hole in recent weeks. "No, because I know we got a lot of talent and I know at some point it's going to pick up," Jacobs said. "We got to really get our engines going for these next couple of weeks." ..."

Cowboys eager for next shot at Giants

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November 28

San Antonio Express-News

"It probably would be a waste of time next week for Eli Manning and the rest of the New York Giants' offense to study video from their Week 2 performance against the Dallas Cowboys. After all, the defense that allowed Manning to complete six passes for 20-plus yards in a 33-31 Week 2 win no longer exists. "We've learned to keep scoring down," Cowboys coach Wade Phillips said after Thursday's 24-7 drubbing of Oakland. So much so that Dallas (8-3) ranks sixth in the league in scoring defense with 182 points allowed for a 16.5 per-game average. The Cowboys are the second stingiest defense in the NFC after holding its last two opponents to single-digit points, its last five foes to 17 points or ..."

Manning, Giants struggle to create offense

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November 27

Denver Post

"Giants quarterback Eli Manning struggled for a single word to describe the performance of his team Thursday night against the Broncos. "Inept" would have worked fine. Three first downs in the first half, three turnovers, two of which led to 10 Broncos points, and only two field goals for the game. "We have to play better football," Manning said. "There's nothing really to describe it right now. We still have five games and a lot can happen in those five games." Manning and Giants coach Tom Coughlin bemoaned an offense that generated but two second-half field goals. "We knew we had to come out in the second half and play better," Manning said. "We had to settle for field goals, and in those ..."

After flat Thanksgiving Day performance against Broncos, Giants becoming a big disgrace

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November 27

New York Daily News

"We know it was a short week and the Giants had to fly halfway across the country to face Denver on Thanksgiving night, but come on! Can we get a little more life from a team that was expected to make a run for the Super Bowl at the start of the season? With so much on the line, and looking to build on their victory over Atlanta last Sunday - one that snapped a four-game losing streak - the Giants came out flat, listless and disinterested. Consequently, they lost, 26-6, to the Broncos, who snapped their own four-game losing streak. Maybe the Giants were suffering the sleepy effects from tryptophan from too much turkey. There were better games of football played by fat guys on the lawn ..."

Giants quarterback Eli Manning's lackluster season still shows potential for greatness

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November 27

New York Daily News

"He's a Super Bowl MVP and collects one of the biggest paychecks in the NFL, but in the eyes of Giants fans, Eli Manning doesn't always have a stockpile of good will or get the benefit of the doubt that typically coincides with the hallmarks of greatness. So it goes when you follow your championship season with a first-round exit from the playoffs, then start the next year with five wins followed by four straight losses. With a 6-4 record entering Thursday night's game against the Broncos, his numbers lacked the luster of the Lombardi Trophy: Manning ranked 18th in the NFL in completion percentage, 15th in first downs, 13th in passing yards, 11th in passer rating, and eighth in both ..."