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Dan Lyons

Eli Manning Shares Simple Reason for Backing Away From Buying Share of Giants

Giants great Eli Manning expressed interest in buying a small share of the franchise, but now admits the price is too high for him. | Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com via Imagn Content Services, LLC

Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning was interested in buying a small piece of the franchise that he led to two Super Bowls. Just not at the team's massive expected valuation.

Shortly after a rule change passed that allows NFL ownership to sell up to 10% of their franchise's to pre-approved private equity companies, the Giants' Mara and Tisch families began looking into the sale of a minority share of the franchise.

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