New documents suggest Eli Manning knowingly participated in a Giants memorabilia scheme

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April 13, 2017 10:50 PM

New evidence in a civil-racketeering suit suggests that Eli Manning knowingly tried to pass non-game-used equipment off as game-used to a memorabilia dealer

New evidence in a civil-racketeering suit suggests Eli Manning knowingly tried to pass non-game-used equipment off as game-used to a memorabilia dealer, according to court documents obtained by Kaja Whitehouse and Bruce Golding of the New York Post.

Several hours after Zucker sent the request on April 27, 2010, Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba sent Manning an email saying: “Let me know what your looking for I’ll try to get something down for you…”, court papers say.

“2 helmets that can pass as game used. That is it. Eli,” Manning allegedly responded from his BlackBerry at 2:08 p.m.

Less than 15 minutes later, at 2:25 p.m., Manning wrote back to Zucker, saying: “Should be able to get them for tomorrow.”

“Thanks Eli,” Zucker responded.

"The email, taken out of context, was shared with the media by an unscrupulous memorabilia dealer and his counsel who for years has been seeking to leverage a big payday. The email predates any litigation, and there was no legal obligation to store it on the Giants server.

"Eli Manning is well known for his integrity and this is just the latest misguided attempt to defame his character."

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