Eli Manning took his time but was brutally honest when he finally revealed what stopped him from playing for the then-San Diego Chargers after they drafted him No. 1 Overall.
The NFL Draft is fast approaching and quarterbacks are expected to dominate the early picks. The Carolina Panthers traded with the Chicago Bears to acquire the first overall pick and will be hoping to avoid the awkwardness that the then-San Diego Chargers (now the Los Angeles Chargers) suffered in the 2004 draft.
The Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first pick in the 2004 NFL draft, in spite of Manning telling the organisation that he had no intention of ever playing for them. One hour after the pick - enough time for the young quarterback to awkwardly pose for a photo holding a Chargers jersey - the younger brother of Peyton was traded to the New York Giants in a package sending Phillip Rivers and a handful of later round picks the other way.
