{"id":753100,"date":"2026-02-15T03:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753100\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T03:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:53:21","slug":"eli-manning-urges-new-york-giants-to-add-a-true-no-2-receiver-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753100\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Manning urges New York Giants to add a &#8216;true No. 2&#8217; receiver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb. 14, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" data-autotag=\"9402befb-12da-4b26-905a-81ab1fea0850\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New York Giants<\/a> legend and two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning recently offered pointed advice on bolstering the team&#8217;s offense around rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While praising Dart&#8217;s poise in his debut season\u2014highlighting 24 touchdowns against just five interceptions despite a 4-8 record\u2014Manning turned his focus to the wide receiver corps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Manning strongly endorsed adding a complementary target for standout rookie Malik Nabers, who suffered a torn ACL in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;I definitely agree that they probably need a true No. 2 to go with Malik Nabers,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsboom.us\/nfl\/eli-manning-on-jaxson-dart-giants-draft-needs-and-drew-brees-hall-of-fame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Manning told Sports Boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He emphasized that elite offenses thrive with such pairings, suggesting the Giants pursue this via free agency or the draft, where they hold the No. 5 overall pick in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:4|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">&#8220;Some of the best offenses are doing that high-powered. I don&#8217;t know if they need to do that in the draft, or it kind of depends on free agency. I wouldn&#8217;t mind if there&#8217;s a good free agent receiver that could be that No. 2, kind of that 1B almost,&#8221; Manning said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Manning expressed a preference for a veteran who could mentor Nabers on route-running nuances and getting open against specific coverages, stressing the value of experience for the young star&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">With promising pieces like Nabers and running back Cam Skattebo (before his injury), Manning sees a reliable second option as key to elevating the unit.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_cp_cw_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771127601_626_86373428007-square-1.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb. 14, 2026, 10:01 a.m. ET New York Giants legend and two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning recently&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":753101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[95878,7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6,96069,96070,95882,97722,99689,95891,95895,95906,95883,95881],"class_list":{"0":"post-753100","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-accessfree","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkgiants","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sstssportsnflgiants","17":"tag-sstsngiants","18":"tag-tagamerican-football","19":"tag-tageli-manning","20":"tag-tagmalik-nabers","21":"tag-tagnew-york-giants","22":"tag-tagnfl-hub","23":"tag-tagoverall-positive","24":"tag-tagsports-news","25":"tag-typestory"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116072625592863539","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/753101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}