Eli speaks at Manning Passing Academy's 25th anniversary
Over the last couple of days, high school football players from around the country have gathered at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana for the annual Manning Passing Academy.
The Manning Passing Academy has been helping up-and-coming football players on and off the field since 1996.
The camp is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and legendary Giants quarterback Eli Manning stopped for a chat with NFL Network's Rhett Lewis about his memories of the very first camp two and a half decades ago.
"Yeah, I do remember the first one," Manning said. "It was at Tulane (University) down in New Orleans. I was a sophomore in high school. I remember we had seven-on-seven at night. I kind of had a lot of my Newman kids in my high school playing. We had a little championship series. We won our division and played against the champions of the seniors and juniors. Peyton (Manning) was the head coach. He played 2-man the whole time on defense, which I had never seen as a sophomore in high school. I could not get a completion and we lost, and I was very mad at my brother."
While the camp has evolved over the years, one thing that has remained constant is the presence of some impressive quarterbacks there to help the high school players, including several No. 1 overall picks.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow helped out at the Manning Passing Academy a few years ago, and this year's top overall pick Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars attended this past weekend. Of course, both Eli and Peyton Manning help run the camp each year as well, in addition to numerous current college quarterbacks.
"I think that's what makes this camp so special," said the two-time Super Bowl MVP. "You think about it from a high school standpoint of coming to a football camp and you're getting coached by 45 current college quarterbacks. Those are the guys teaching you up. You have Peyton and I that are working with you and you have high school coaches, so a lot of different perspectives and people that have been successful in their own right coaching you up."
One thing is certainly different at this year's Manning Passing Academy. For the first time since the start of the camp 25 years ago, there will be no Manning playing in either college football or the NFL this upcoming season.
The former Giants quarterback couldn't help but sound relieved that he could enjoy this year's camp without having to worry about the season rapidly approaching.
"I enjoy it," a relaxed Manning said. "I can coach them up, I don't have to wake up and get a workout before the camp starts or get one in the middle of the day and have to run or have to throw. I'm very relaxed… A lot has changed."
Eli, Peyton Manning to headline alternate MNF telecast
Giants legend Eli Manning made headlines last month when it was announced that he would be returning to the organization to work with the team's business development, marketing, and community and corporate relations.
That was not the only big news Manning had up his sleeve this summer.
ESPN and The Walt Disney Company issued a significant press release Monday afternoon announcing that, in partnership with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions company, Peyton and Eli Manning would be headlining an alternate "Monday Night Football" telecast on ESPN2 for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 seasons.
The broadcast is set to be a first-of-its-kind MNF Megacast production and will complement ESPN's traditional telecast on ESPN and/or ABC for 10 Mondays each season over the next three years.
The Manning brothers will host the show from a remote location, where they will be joined each week by a host that has not yet been determined. Both current and legendary NFL players, in addition to celebrities, will join the broadcast throughout the season. Viewers will get to experience "in-the-moment analysis, big picture NFL dialogue, knee-jerk reaction, historical perspective, and more."
View photos of the first pair of brothers to play quarterback in a Super Bowl.
Eli Manning, a quarterback from Mississippi, holds up a New York Giants jersey while standing next to his brother Peyton, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts at the NFL draft Saturday, April 24, 2004 in New York. Manning was the number one draft pick in the first round by the San Diego Chargers and traded to the Giants. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)
Brothers Peyton Manning, left, of the Indianapolis Colts, and Eli Manning, of the New York Giants, stand on the field at the end of the Pro Bowl NFL football game at Aloha Stadium, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning pose for a photo during a visit to Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning visit Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and brother Eli Manning, right, quarterback for the New York Giants, listen to Duke football coach David Cutcliffe during football workouts at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning visit Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
New York Giants' Eli Manning (10) shakes hands with his brother Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Broncos won the game 41-23. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning visit Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Former NFL player Peyton Manning (left) talks with his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) prior to an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (NFL Photos via AP)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning visit with former coach Tony Reginelli at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Former NFL player Peyton Manning (left) talks with his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) prior to an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (NFL Photos via AP)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning pose for a photo during a visit to Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
FILE - In this May 4, 2014, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, points out something in the stadium to his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, from New York Yankees' Derek Jeter's suite during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks with his brother Peyton before a week 1 NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 11, 2016 in Arlington, TX. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and his brother, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning watch from Derek Jeter's suite during the Tampa Bay Rays baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, stands beside his brother, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as the pair watch the New York Yankees face the Tampa Bay Rays in a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Archie Manning watches his sons, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, on screens at a studio\ Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks with his brother Peyton before a week 1 NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 11, 2016 in Arlington, TX. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Eli Manning of the New York Giants, left, Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos, center, and former NFL player Archie Manning at the 2nd Annual NFL Honors on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in New Orleans. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
In this May 4, 2007, file photo, from left, Archie Manning poses with his sons, Peyton, Cooper and Eli as they arrive at the Barnstable Brown Derby party in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, are surrounded by the media as they get together to shake hands after an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Broncos won the game 41-23. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
A framed jersey and photos of the Manning brothers sit in an office in Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Friday, January 25, 2008. All three brothers, Cooper, Peyton and Eli, wore number 18 while playing football at Newman. (AP Photo/Pat Semansky)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and brother Eli Manning, quarterback for the New York Giants, talk during football workouts at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, right, pose for a photo-op with thier father, former NFL football quarterback Archie Manning, at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., Friday, July 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph released by DIRECTV on Monday, April 30, 2012, Deion Sanders, right, returns as the Fairy Godfather of DIRECTV's NFL Sunday Ticket and this year he brought two new recruits, Peyton and Eli Manning to help out. (Brian Ach /AP Images for DIRECTV)
Archie Manning, center, poses with sons Eli manning, right, and Peyton Manning during a news conference at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, La., Friday, July 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
COMMERCIAL IMAGE - In this photograph released by DIRECTV on Monday, April 30, 2012, from left to right, former NFL player Deion Sanders, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, and NY Giants quarterback Eli Manning appear at the DIRECTV NFL Sunday Ticket commercial shoot at Steiner Studios in Brooklyn, N.Y. This is the first time Peyton Manning has appeared in his new Denver Broncos uniform. (Brian Ach /AP Images for DIRECTV)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (18) greets his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) following the coin toss before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning talk before the start of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
El quarterback de los Giants de Nueva York Eli Manning, izquierda, platica con su hermano Peyton Manning, quarterback de los Colts de Indianápolis, antes de un partido en Indianápolis el 19 de septiembre de 2010. Eli se presentará como conductor invitado en el programa de comedia "Saturday Night Live", algo que ya ha hecho su hermano. (Foto AP/Darron Cummings, archivo)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning talk before the start of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks to his brother Peyton Manning before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday September 8, 2019 in Arlington,Texas. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, talks with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Football fans take photos of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning as they talk on the field before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning talk before an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks with his brother Peyton Manning before a week 7 NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, October 22, 2018 in Atlanta. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks to his brother Peyton Manning before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday September 8, 2019 in Arlington,Texas. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks to his brother Peyton Manning before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday September 8, 2019 in Arlington,Texas. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Eli Manning, left, and his brother, Peyton Manning talk with their father, Archie Manning during the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux La. on Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
Brothers Peyton Manning, left, and Eli Manning talk before the start of the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux La. on Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
The Manning family, Cooper, left, Archie, Peyton and Eli pose for a photo during a press conference at the Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux La. on Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Stamey)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, chats with his brother, Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning, as Giants' Brandon Jacobs, right, finds his seat at the New York Yankees' baseball game against the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITION, JUNE 15-16 - FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2009, file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, right, pose for photos with their dad Archie Manning, center, before Pro Bowl football practice at the Ko Olina Resort in Kapolei, Hawaii. The patriarchs of the NFL's first family of quarterbacks and coaches are anything but interfering dads. In fact, Archie Manning and Jack Harbaugh are just as influenced by their successful sons as their boys are by them. And that's a special quality they cherish on Father's Day, and every day. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman, File)
Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning, left, and New York Giants' Eli Manning talk outside their hotel in Kapolei, Hawaii, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. The Mannings are the first quarterback-playing brothers chosen for the same Pro Bowl. (AP Photo/Jaymes Song)
FILE This is a june 14, 2008 file photo showing Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and and his brother Eli Manning, quarterback for the New York Giants, tossing footballs during a promotional event in New York. Peyton and Eli Manning have been voted to the Pro Bowl, the first time two quarterback-playing brothers have played in the same game. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, File)
Archie Manning, center, is joined by his sons Eli Manning, left, and Peyton Manning after the taping of a DirecTV commercial in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, May 8, 2008. Archie Manning, the patriarch of America's reigning first family of football, is getting greedy and wants sons Peyton and Eli to keep going back to the Super Bowl. Just not at the same time. The Manning family celebrated Peyton's first NFL championship when the Indianapolis Colts won the 2007 Super Bowl, then got a unique encore when Eli guided the upstart New York Giants to the 2008 title. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Football players Eli Manning, right, and Peyton Manning are seen backstage at the "Idol Gives Back" fundraising special of "American Idol" in Los Angeles on Sunday April 6, 2008.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DIRECTV - Peyton Manning, left, Eli Manning join moderator Ian Eagle, right, for a fireside chat at DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET Lounge on Friday, Feb. 1, 2019, in Atlanta. (John Amis/AP Images for DIRECTV)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning talk before the start of an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Brothers Peyton and Eli Manning sit in the crowd prior to a college basketball game between Duke and North Carolina in Durham, N.C., Saturday, March 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Indianapolis Colts football quarterback Peyton Manning left, smiles at his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning between holes during the Pro-Am of the Zurich golf classic in Avondale, La., Wednesday, April 18, 2007.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, walks off the field with brother, Peyton Manning, quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts after the Colts beat the Giants 26-21 in NFL football action at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, left speaks with younger brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Amis)
Former NFL player Peyton Manning (left) talks with New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) prior to a week 7 NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 in Atlanta. Atlanta 23-20. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, right, speaks with younger brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Amis)
NFL quarterback brothers Eli, left, and Peyton Manning are seen at the Final Four semifinal basketball game in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 1, 2006. (AP Photos/Darron Cummings)
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, left speaks with younger brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Amis)
ARCHIVO- En imagen del 11 de abril de 2013, el quarterback de los Broncos de Denver Peyton Manning, izquierda, y su hermano y quarterback de los Giants de Nueva York Eli Manning, dialogan durante sus entrenamientos en Duke en Durham, Carolina del Norte. El itinerario de la NFL está lleno de visitas de regreso y duelos intrigantes, empezando con el juego como visitante de los campeones defensores del Super Bowl y el duelo entre los hermanos Manning. (Foto AP/Gerry Broome)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning pose with students during a visit to Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, right, and his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, wait to throw out the first pitch before the start of the Atlanta Braves game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, March 10, 2005 in Kissimmee, Fla. The Pirates beat the Braves 1-0. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, meets with his brother Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning following their NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. The Colts defeated the Giants 38-14.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, left speaks with younger brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning before an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the New York Giants, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, right, greets his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning following an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Indianapolis won 38-14. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18),right, talks with his father Archie,left, and brother Eli postgame in the locker room after Denver defeated the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in the NFL Super Bowl 50 at Santa Clara, Calif. February 7, 2016 (Eric Bakke via AP)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, lefts, greets his brother New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning following an NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Indianapolis won 38-14. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2013, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning (18) shakes hands with his brother New York Giants' quarterback Eli Manning (10) after an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. There is going to be a Manning in the Super Bowl, just not the one Eli Manning wanted. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
A banner wishing New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning luck hangs in the cafeteria of Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Friday, January 25, 2008. All three Manning brothers, Cooper, Peyton and Eli, attended Newman. (AP Photo/Pat Semansky)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, meets with his brother Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning following their NFL football game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. The Colts defeated the Giants 38-14. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) 'talks to his brother Peyton before a NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, November 12, 2017 in Santa Clara, Calif. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning visit Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, and his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, watch from New York Yankees' Derek Jeter's suite during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE - In this photo released by the NFL, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning visit Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Jonathan Bachman/AP Images for National Football League)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, right, throw out the first pitch before the start of the Atlanta Braves game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday, March 10, 2005 in Kissimmee, Fla. The Pirates beat the Braves 1-0. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Archie Manning, left, former New Orleans Saints quarterback, is shown with his sons Eli, center, former Mississippi quarterback, Peyton, right, Indianapolis Colts quarterback, during a news conference in New York, Thursday, April 22, 2004. Eli is a top prospect in this weekend's NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Ed Bailey)
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS, SEPT. 18-19 - FILE - In this May 8, 2008, file photo, Archie Manning, center, is joined by his sons Eli Manning, left, and Peyton Manning, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Archie Manning will sit back in his seat at Lucas Oil Stadium and try to enjoy Sunday's game. It won't be easy. The mother and father of the two former No. 1 draft picks and Super Bowl winning quarterbacks will find themselves rooting for each offense _ so they don't have to pick one son over the other. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, and brother Eli Manning, quarterback for the New York Giants smile during football workouts at Duke University in Durham, N.C., Thursday, April 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, waves to fans as he stands with his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, in New York Yankees' Derek Jeter's suite during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York, Sunday, May 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
FILE - In this April 24, 2004 file photo, Eli Manning, quarterback from Mississippi, holds up a New York Giants jersey while standing next to his brother Peyton, quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, at the NFL draft in New York. Manning was the number one draft pick in the first round by the San Diego Chargers and traded to the Giants. (AP Photo/Ed Betz, File)
From left, Eli Manning, Archie Manning and Peyton Manning arrive at DIRECTV's Seventh Annual Celebrity Beach Bowl, on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013 in New Orleans. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) talks with his brother Peyton following a week 1 NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys on September 11, 2016 in Arlington, TX. (Evan Pinkus via AP)
Peyton Manning, left, follows his shot from the 11th tee of the Monterey Peninsula Country Club Shore Course as his brother, Eli Manning, looks on during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Peyton Manning, left, and his brother Eli Manning wait to hit from the first tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Eli Manning, left, and brother Peyton Manning walk to the green on the 11th hole of the Monterey Peninsula County Club Shore Course during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Peyton Manning, right, and Eli Manning prepare to hit from the first tee of the Spyglass Hill Golf Course during the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
Two Giants preseason games will be aired on NFL Network
NFL Network remains the only network to show the entire slate of 2021 NFL preseason games, highlighted by a record 23 live games.
Among those 23 games, the Giants will be featured twice on NFL Network.
Big Blue's Week 2 preseason game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, August 22 at 1:00 PM ET will help wrap up the network's slate of games that weekend. The 49ers and Chargers will conclude the second week of the preseason with a 7:30 PM ET kickoff that night.
NFL Network will then air seven games during the third and final week of the preseason, which will finish with the Giants welcoming the New England Patriots to MetLife Stadium for a 6:00 PM ET kickoff on Sunday, August 29.
How tough is the Giants' schedule? Click to view each team's strength of schedule for the 2021 season based on the records of their opponents from 2020.
1. Pittsburgh Steelers
Strength of Schedule: .574
2. Baltimore Ravens
Strength of Schedule: .563
3. Chicago Bears
Strength of Schedule: .550
2021 Matchup: Giants at Bears
4. Green Bay Packers
Strength of Schedule: .542
5. Minnesota Vikings
Strength of Schedule: .531
T6. Cincinnati Bengals
Strength of Schedule: .529
T6. Detroit Lions
Strength of Schedule: .529
8. Las Vegas Raiders
Strength of Schedule: .526
2021 Matchup: Raiders at Giants
9. Cleveland Browns
Strength of Schedule: .518
10. Los Angeles Rams
Strength of Schedule: .515
2021 Matchup: Rams at Giants
T11. Kansas City Chiefs
Strength of Schedule: .511
2021 Matchup: Giants at Chiefs
T11. Seattle Seahawks
Strength of Schedule: .511
T13. Tennessee Titans
Strength of Schedule: .507
T13. Arizona Cardinals
Strength of Schedule: .507
T15. Washington Football Team
Strength of Schedule: .504
2021 Matchup: Washington at Giants, Giants at Washington
T15. Houston Texans
Strength of Schedule: .504
17. Los Angeles Chargers
Strength of Schedule: .493
2021 Matchup: Giants at Chargers
18. Jacksonville Jaguars
Strength of Schedule: .491
T19. San Francisco 49ers
Strength of Schedule: .489
T19. New York Jets
Strength of Schedule: .489
T19. New England Patriots
Strength of Schedule: .489
22. New Orleans Saints
Strength of Schedule: .483
2021 Matchup: Giants at Saints
T23. Buffalo Bills
Strength of Schedule: .478
T23. Indianapolis Colts
Strength of Schedule: .478
25. New York Giants
Strength of Schedule: .474
26. Carolina Panthers
Strength of Schedule: .472
2021 Matchup: Panthers at Giants
T27. Denver Broncos
Strength of Schedule: .471
2021 Matchup: Broncos at Giants
T27. Miami Dolphins
Strength of Schedule: .471
29. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Strength of Schedule: .465
2021 Matchup: Giants at Buccaneers
30. Atlanta Falcons
Strength of Schedule: .454
2021 Matchup: Falcons at Giants
31. Dallas Cowboys
Strength of Schedule: .452
2021 Matchup: Cowboys at Giants, Giants at Cowboys
32. Philadelphia Eagles
Strength of Schedule: .430
2021 Matchup: Eagles at Giants, Giants at Eagles
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