The former Giants quarterback thinks drafting the team's rookie successor is a must, but not before they make this very important move.

New York Giants legend Eli Manning didn't make it to Canton in his first year of eligibility. There are a few reasons why

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning has faced doubters before. Entering the 2007 playoffs, when the quarterback led the New York Giants on a Super Bowl run that ended in an upset win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots, there were questions about whether he was built for pressure situations.

Eli Manning will have to wait a year. The Hall of Fame has made others wait, most notably Terrell Owens who was passed over twice before he was elected in. Manning said it wouldn't bother him if he made it on the first ballot or down the road further.

Eli Manning may have fallen just short of being named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. But he still feels like he's part

The players who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame were announced on Thursday night. Unfortunately, New York Giants legend and two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning will not be among them.

To many New York Giants fans, retired quarterback Eli Manning should have been a slam-dunk first-ballot Hall of Famer. However, as is now known, not enough of the 40+ Hall of Fame voting committee members saw it that way.