EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J (AP) It was a familiar scene in the New York Giants’ locker room Wednesday after practice. Reporters and cameramen huddled around the far end of the room, waiting for the starting quarterback to take his weekly turn answering questions from the media.

For the better part of 16 years, that starting quarterback was Eli Manning, the two-time Super Bowl MVP. Except for one game in 2017, Manning took every single snap from the middle of 2004 when he took over from Kurt Warner until this September. Manning stood in front of his locker every single week to handle the barrage of queries with grace and dignity.

After two weeks of the 2019 season, Manning was replaced as starter by rookie Daniel Jones, the first-round draft pick, No. 6 overall. From that point, the media throng belonged to Jones, turning Manning into a $23 million-a-year afterthought.