NFL notebook: Manning not concerned over competition from Jones

[June 29, 2019]    New York Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning doesn't sound like he's too concerned with the buzz over rookie Daniel Jones, the sixth pick in the NFL Draft who earned positive reviews in offseason workouts.

 

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning answers questions from media during organized team activities at Quest Diagnostic Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports

"I mean no, I don't feel like it's a competition," Manning said in an interview on the NFL Network's Total Access on Friday. "I feel like I've got to do my job and I've got to compete every day and try to get better every day. That's the way it's been my whole life and that's just the way I've always approached practice every day to improve, to earn my place on the team, to earn the respect of the teammates and do it each year."

Coach Pat Shurmur said he is "constantly" evaluating which quarterback gives the team the best chance to win. The team opens training camp on July 24 and Shurmur recently said, "we're gonna play the very best player."

Manning, 38, has started 230 games in the past 15 seasons for the Giants, throwing for 55,981 career yards. The two-time Super Bowl champ and four-time Pro Bowl player started every game last season, completing 380 of 576 passes (66.0 percent) for 4,299 yards, with 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

--Former Seattle Seahawks owner Ken Behring died Tuesday, the team announced. He was 91.

Behring owned the franchise from 1988-97 before selling the Seahawks to Paul Allen for a reported $200 million.

The former real-estate developer became a controversial figure in Seattle in 1996 when he announced he was moving the franchise to Anaheim, Calif. He made the decision after failing to secure funding for a new stadium or a major refurbishment of the Kingdome.

The Seahawks actually moved their equipment, set up operations and held a few workouts in Anaheim. But the NFL intervened -- and threatened fines of $500,000 daily -- and the franchise returned its operations back to Seattle.

--New Orleans Saints defensive tackle David Onyemata has been suspended for the opening game of the season against the Houston Texans on Sept. 9 for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Onyemata was issued a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession in February.

--Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Aaron Neary has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy. Neary was arrested in September under suspicion of driving under the influence.

--Field Level Media

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