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Eli Manning’s 2025 Hall of Fame loss evokes a sense of unease for Philip Rivers

Trade wars in NFL drafts shape team fortunes, evident in the 2024... Read More
Trade wars have been a part and parcel of the NFL drafts for decades. Lately, we know of it because of the sensational trade that happened between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs for Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy!

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The Buffalo Bills traded Worthy with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft. And you know the result of it! The Bills lost in the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs! Worthy even went on to say, "They skipped on me, that’s their loss.".

That’s how crucial draft trades sound. Real game-changers. A similar situation happened between Eli Manning and Philip Rivers. One that’s felt even 20 years later!

Felt even today, because Eli Manning was recently not awarded the Hall of Fame at the NFL Honors 2025. Though, Manning says he’s at peace, he’s left Philip Rivers, his 2004 draft trade, feeling bleak.

Slim chances of Philip Rivers getting Hall-of-Fame on the first ballot, looking at Eli Manning’s HOF 2025 loss


Philip Rivers becomes ‘Hall of Fame’ eligible next year, that is in the NFL Honors 2026. But since Eli Manning could not gain 80% of the votes, the chances of Philip Rivers getting a Hall of Fame next year on the first ballot seem slim. Eli Manning has had two Super Bowl appearances and on the other hand, Philip Rivers has not even managed one.

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The legendary draft trade of Eli Manning and Philip Rivers in the 2004 NFL draft



Eli Manning and Philip Rivers go long back to the 2004 NFL draft. The New York Giants traded Philip Rivers with Eli Manning. Meaning, that the then-San Diego Chargers got Philip Rivers and the New York Giants got Eli Manning.

Eli Manning shared recently, “It was my decision, having talked with my agent, coaches, and owners. Going through the draft process, I was just worried about the Chargers organization at the time. I felt it was the right decision. I quietly tried to say, hey, please don’t draft me, it can be our secret. And they didn’t keep the secret part of it real well.”


Also read: https://thetimesofindia.online/sports/nfl/news/thats-offensive-its-annoying-says-pro-football-hall-of-famer-peyton-manning-for-former-giants-qb-eli-mannings-three-peat-win-prediction-at-pro-bowl-2025/articleshow/117849868.cms





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