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 Agent Tom Condon said negotiations with the Giants will begin soon
on what likely will be Manning's final NFL contract.
"It's an extraordinarily hard position to fill, as you know," Condon
told the New York Daily News.
"You actually have some leverage with the quarterbacks. The only
problem is there's a salary cap. But let's face it, sooner or
later..."
Condon didn't finish the sentence, but he knows today's going rate
for elite quarterbacks as he represents seven of the NFL's 32
starting quarterbacks.
Five of those quarterbacks make an average of at least $17 million
per year.
"The quarterbacks always get done," Condon said. "And the Giants are
not a skittish team. I'm sure at the appropriate time it'll happen."
The 34-year-old Manning, with two Super Bowl rings, surpassed 4,000
passing yards in four of the last six seasons. He has never missed
an NFL game.
Manning bounced back from a poor 2013 season to complete a
career-high 63.1 percent of his passes in 2014, with 4,410 yards and
30 touchdowns against 14 interceptions.
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New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford has taken some verbal shots
at the Philadelphia Eagles' quarterbacks.
Weatherford, appearing on WFAN, shared his opinions about Sam
Bradford, Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow.
"I'm gonna give you a Ferrari (Bradford) that maybe won't be running
all the time, or I'm giving you a nice Cadillac sedan (Sanchez),"
Weatherford said Friday during the radio interview.
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"It's not the fastest but you know what you're going to get out of
it. Bradford can go from zero to 60 in three seconds, but you don't
know if he's gonna start up some days."
Bradford, acquired in a trade for Nick Foles from the St. Louis
Rams, is recovering from a second surgery in as many years to repair
a torn knee ligament.
Sanchez said he was promised a chance to compete for the No. 1 job
when he opted to return to the Eagles, signing a two-year deal as an
unrestricted free agent in March.
Tebow, who signed this offseason, will be battling for a roster spot
with Matt Barkley for the third-string job after being out of the
NFL for the past two seasons.
Weatherford, in his fourth season with the Giants, saved his most
blunt assessment for Tebow.
"I'm the biggest Tim Tebow fan in the world," Weatherford said. "I
mean, who wouldn't want their daughter to date a guy like that? I'll
tell you what, I don't want him taking snaps for my team." (Editing
by Andrew Both)
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