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It took 22 years, but Eli Manning has finally revealed the details behind one of the biggest draft controversies in NFL history. Back in 2004, the Chargers made Manning the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, but he never actually played a down for them.
Over the past two decades, Manning had never really explained why he didn’t want to play for the Chargers, but that changed this week. During an interview on the “Bussin’ with the Boys” podcast, the two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback offered some new details about why he wanted nothing to do with the organization.
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