New York Giants co-owner John Mara has outlined the club’s desire to secure a long-term contract extension with quarterback Eli Manning before the start of the 2015 season.
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Manning is entering the final season of a six-year, $97.5 million contract and is set to make $17 million in base salary in 2015. Rodgers’ current deal is for a league-high average annual value of $22 million per season. Manning’s vertical passing game is still on point which will keep teams honest and help New York’s offense.
The thing to remember before discussing anything else about Manning’s next contract with the Giants is that there will be one.
If Eli Manning wants to be the NFL’s highest-paid player, then that’s news to him.
Here is my understanding why I think Manning wants more money than Rodgers. It’s for a reported $83.25 million over four years with $65 million guaranteed.
Manning may not become the highest paid quarterback in the NFL, but he will be one of the highest paid. The going rates for franchise QB contracts are determined in bunches: the extensions signed by the ’11/’12 draft classes of Cam Newton, Colin Kaepernick, Ryan Tannehill, and Russell Wilson all informed each other.
Manning also said that his dad, former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, called him and was upset about the report. “I don’t know of anybody else who could handle that New York media and the scrutiny and all the pressure that goes with that the way that he does”.
The two sides will likely find a common ground somewhere during negotiations, but if this report is accurate and Manning doesn’t back down, he could very easily end up playing for a different team in 2016.
Last season, the 34-year-old three-time Pro Bowler threw 30 touchdown passes, his second-highest single-season mark ever, while dropping his interception totals from 27 in 2013 to just 14 past year.
It’s also worth mentioning that Manning (167) and Rivers (144) are 1-2 on the active list when it comes to consecutive starts by quarterbacks.
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The Giants are looking to improve on a 6-10 record and reach the postseason for the first time since their Super Bowl-winning 2011-12 season.
