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Eli Manning has a ring and deserves the money

August 6, 2009 10:17 PM By BOB GLAUBER bob.glauber@newsday.com

Quick ReadEli could very well win another Super Bowl.

Quarterback Eli Manning during the New York Giants

Quarterback Eli Manning during the New York Giants summer training camp at the University Of Albany campus.

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Eli Manning might be the highest-paid player in the NFL, but he is far from the best. So go ahead and complain about the Giants' quarterback not deserving the $106.9 million coming to him in the next seven years.

But if you do, then please consider this:

Manning is the eighth quarterback in NFL history to get a contract surpassing $100 million, but he is one of only three members of...

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