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17 years ago, Eli Manning was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers — a team for whom he never played a single snap. Just before the draft, Manning ...
Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds. It was the first draft to have produced two quarterbacks who each won multiple Super Bowls, with Ben Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Eli Manning his second in 2011. The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of:
The Chargers selected Manning with the first pick overall nonetheless, as the team had a deal with the New York Giants, whereby the Giants would draft and then trade Philip Rivers and a 2004 third-round pick, used to select placekicker Nate Kaeding; a 2005 first-round pick, used to select linebacker Shawne Merriman; and a 2005 fifth-round pick ...
On draft night in 2004, Manning was taken No. 1 overall by the San Diego Chargers, but refused to play for them, famously requesting a trade to the New York Giants.
Manning, the former No. 1 overall draft pick, spent the entirety of his 16-year career in New York before retiring after the 2019 season. In his 12 seasons playing for head coach Tom Coughlin, the ...
He was selected using a pick acquired from the New York Giants as part of the Rivers-Manning trade during the 2004 NFL draft. [ 8 ] The Giants traded Philip Rivers (selected 4th overall in the 2004 Draft), and their 1st round selection for the following year (amongst others) for the rights to sign Eli Manning , who had been selected by the San ...
Note: "Draft Busts" was updated in 2017 with mention of Lawrence Phillips committing suicide while serving a 31-year prison sentence. The list was originally updated in 2010 when JaMarcus Russell was added to the list. Note: "Opening Days" was updated in 2014 with Peyton Manning's 2013 opening day performance against the Baltimore Ravens.
Manning was drafted No. 1 overall by the then-San Diego Chargers in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, before being traded to the New York Giants on draft night. How many Super Bowls did Eli ...