Manning: 'Call me Elisha' after Giants draft 2nd Eli
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is by far the most famous Eli ever to set foot on an NFL field, but he no longer has the distinction of being the only Eli in his own locker room.
The Giants spent their first-round pick on Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple, something that doesn't seem to bother Manning.
Apple "seems like a great kid, so it's exciting to get him in there and see if he can help us out," Manning said of the rookie, according to Paul Schwartz of the New York Post.
As for whether there being two Elis on the team will be an issue?
"Haven't really thought about it that way," Manning said. "Never really cared about other people's names. I don't know what we'll do. We'll figure it out. I have seniority, so we can call him E.A. or Apple maybe. I don't know. Call me Elisha, maybe, switch to my official full name. I dunno."