Last week we were told by several former players and others surrounding the team that New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had a “beer guy” in every stadium in the league that would procure him with post game suds.
Former kicker Lawrence Tynes broke the news that Manning always drank beer on the team bus back to the airport after road games and had a guy at the ready to hand him beers in every town.
Another former Giant, running back Rashad Jennings, disputes Tynes’ tale, telling TMZ Sports that it’s simply not true.
“That’s not a true story, said Jennings. “You can’t listen to everything that comes out of people’s [mouths],” Jennings says … “Especially when it’s by pen.”
“Did he have a beer guy at every single [stadium]? I don’t know. I can tell that he wasn’t on the plane or in the bus after every game because I sat beside him.”
Jennings says he wouldn’t have a problem with the story — if it were true — explaining that he likes the idea of Manning kicking back some brews with the boys. But, Jennings says that just didn’t happen.
Jennings even made a joke that he wished Eli handed out gluten-free beer — because Rashad keeps a strict gluten-free diet.
To be clear, Jennings and Tynes did not play on the Giants at the same time, so it’s very possible that both are correct in this case. Tynes played from 2007-2012 while Jennings joined the team in 2014 and played through 2016.
Its very possible Manning cut out the tradition as he got on in age.
