EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- We know Eli Manning. The pedigree. Peyton. The first overall draft pick, traded, on draft day, to the New York Giants. The early struggles and criticism. The two Super Bowl championships and accompanying MVP awards. Success as a commercial pitchman, the humor usually dry, sometimes unspoken. The steel-nerved fourth-quarter comebacks. Oh, yes, those. Did we mention the Super Bowls? That is the Eli Manning we know. To his teammates, it's even simpler.
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