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 [November 29, 2017]
(The Sports Xchange) - New York
Giants quarterback Eli Manning probably would have preferred to be
answering questions about last week or better yet, the upcoming
week's game.
Instead, the veteran quarterback who has started 210 straight games
for the Giants was standing before a crowd of reporters, at times
fighting to hold back tears as he talked about the stunning decision
by Giants coach Ben McAdoo to name Geno Smith the starting
quarterback for this weekend's game.
Manning, who has two years left on his contract, was asked about the
future. Composing himself, he said. "I don't know. I don't know. One
week at a time."
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Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will make his first start since joining
San Francisco when the 49ers play the Chicago Bears on Sunday.
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan met with Garoppolo and C.J.
Beathard on Tuesday to inform them of his decision.
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Running back Darren McFadden announced his retirement after 10 NFL
seasons.
McFadden was officially waived by the Dallas Cowboys on Monday,
although news of the impending release occurred the day before. He
played his first seven seasons with the Oakland Raiders before
joining the Cowboys.
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Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians told reporters that he has
plenty of confidence in quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
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Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) attempts a pass against the
Washington Redskins during the first half at FedEx Field. Brad
Mills-USA TODAY Sports
With injured Carson Palmer pondering retirement, Arians was if he'd
be confident with Gabbert as his starter next season.
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USC quarterback Sam Darnold dismissed a rumor that he would stay in
school for his junior season should the Cleveland Browns secure the
top overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
NFL Network's Albert Breer told Cleveland radio station 92.3 The Fan
earlier this month that Darnold is "going to take everything into
account and that includes who's at the top of the draft."
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Defensive back Dave Cloutier, who was the first native of Maine to
play for the New England Patriots, died earlier this month at his
home in Palm Coast, Fla., the team announced.
The Patriots said Tuesday that Cloutier died on Nov. 6 at the age of
78. The team did not disclose any details on the cause of death.
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