The New York Giants turned a page in their history book on Friday when longtime quarterback Eli Manning retired in front of a large audience of family, friends, fans and the media.
This means the torch has been officially passed to Daniel Jones, the Giants’ second-year quarterback who has shown flashes of becoming a star.
Manning told reporters he believes that the Giants are in good hands with Jones under center.
“I think there’s a bright future,” Eli said. “There’s obviously, I try to think of the positive moments and great memories, and I have a lot of them. I have a lot of fond memories of being in the meeting rooms and being with the coaches and being around Daniel and Alex Tanney in the quarterback room. We had lots of laughs and great work that we did. I know Daniel. I appreciate a lot of things about him, and the fact that he loves the game of football. He’s passionate about it and he works extremely hard, so you appreciate those things. If that weren’t the case, it might have been harder to go through this situation, but you see the way he conducts himself, and I think, you know, he’s got a bright, bright future ahead of him and do so the Giants.”
That is typical Eli, taking the high road. But, he does have a point. The Giants appear to be headed in the right direction and Jones has shown that he just might have what it takes to get them where they need to go.