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Quarterback Eli Manning, from the University of Mississippi, holds up a San Diego Chargers jersey after being chosen by the Chargers as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, at
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Quarterback Eli Manning, from the University of Mississippi, holds up a San Diego Chargers jersey as he poses with NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue after being chosen as the first overall pick in
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Quarterback Eli Manning, from the University of Mississippi, holds up a San Diego Chargers jersey after being chosen by the Chargers as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, at
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NFL on FOX - On the reverse end of the biggest trade of the 2004 NFL draft, Eli Manning was selected No.1 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers. What if the trade
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