When Eli Manning retired last January, New York Giants co-owner John Mara said he envisioned the two-time Super Bowl MVP remaining around the team in some capacity.
That did not happen in 2020 as Manning enjoyed his first year away from the game, focusing much of his time on family.
However, Manning recently told ESPN that he’d like to switch things up in 2021 and potentially become more involved with the team.
“Hopefully I’ll be able to do some more things with the Giants next year as well. This year, it was new, didn’t know how much I wanted to be around [the team]. I think we both needed a break from each other, but hopefully I can do some more things related to the Giants,” Manning said.
While Eli didn’t lay out a specific role, Mara’s ears clearly perked up.
Gary Myers reports that Manning and Mara met last week and discussed an organization role for Eli which will likely be more involved in player mentorship than coaching.
Giants news: @EliManning told me he stopped by NYG offices last week to say hi to trainers, video people & equipment staff & visited with John Mara. Eli expressed an interest to Mara to work for NYG and they're going to carve out a role. Best guess: Mentoring players. No coaching
— Gary Myers (@GaryMyersNY) January 27, 2021
More to come…
