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The draft was shown on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2 both days. The draft began with the San Diego Chargers selecting Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the first overall selection. Due to his refusal to play for the Chargers, Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for the fourth overall pick Philip Rivers of NC State.
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 ...
In another case when the Giants used first-round draft picks to trade for a quarterback, the team acquired 2004 first overall pick Eli Manning from the San Diego Chargers, in a deal that included their 2004 and 2005 first-round picks; the Giants had already selected Philip Rivers with the 2004 pick, the fourth in that year's draft. [9]
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is among the 167 modern-day nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025. ... who acquired the Ole Miss product in a draft-day trade ...
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 ...
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 ...
In 2001, they traded the No. 1 pick to the Atlanta Falcons before the draft for three draft picks and one player; the Falcons selected Michael Vick, while the Chargers chose LaDainian Tomlinson with the No. 5 overall pick. In 2004, the projected No. 1 pick, Eli Manning, stated that he would not play in San
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.