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Article: MAKING GIANT STRIDES IN THE GLARE OF NEW YORK, ELI MANNING CONTINUES TO GROW WHILE TRYING TO LIVE UP TO HIS FAMILY'S QUARTERBACK LEGACY.(Sports)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2005
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Byline: Lynn DeBruin, Rocky Mountain News
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The atmosphere was venomous, the signs nasty - even if somewhat creative.
"Drew's Your Daddy."
"Ego Manning, Go Home."
Tailgaters even held up effigies and pinatas intended to insult a player who had so insulted them.
"It was bad," New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi recalled of Eli Manning's first trip to San
Diego in late September, 17 months after forcing the Chargers' hand in the 2004 draft.