Eli Manning Vs. Philip Rivers: Here We Go Again

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Published: June 11, 2009

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... of course, one of the most relevant.

These two teams were desperate for a franchise quarterback—a kid with a golden arm who would be groomed to become the face of the franchise and lead the team to greatness in the next 10-15 years.

Straight out of college, there were two greatly hyped signal callers.

Philip Rivers from North Carolina State, and Eli Manning from Ole Miss.

By now, you all know which two teams I’m talking about here, as you all know about the Manning-Rivers trade.

As the entire nation knows, Manning was drafted with the No. 1 pick in the draft by the Chargers, only to be traded for Philip Rivers, who was selected by the Giants with the fourth pick.

The controversy involving this trade was mostly because Manning, the son of Southern legend Archie Manning, and little brother of America’s commercial sweetheart Peyton Manning, had previously stated that if picked by the Chargers, he would refuse to play.

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