SD did not want Manning.
So they released the news Manning did not want to play for them, to get them off the hook from their fans for not taking Manning.
SD did not want Manning.
So they released the news Manning did not want to play for them, to get them off the hook from their fans for not taking Manning.
That may explain why they leaked the information, but Manning's camp has made it clear that they don't want Eli there. I have no doubt that SD didn't want Eli, or the #1 pick for that matter, all along. But that's no excuse for super-high character, no miss, farm boy Eli to pull a Lindros on the Chargers. I'd rather have KW II.