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Post by scorpion42 on Dec 5, 2009 10:41:30 GMT -7
12/04/2009 12:00 CST Giants' Manning admits to autograph
Eli Manning says he was asked to put his name on locker room wall. More stories
By Tom Orsborn - Express-News
Eli Manning acknowledged Thursday he left his autograph on the wall of the visiting locker room after the New York Giants' christened Cowboys Stadium with a 33-31 win in Week 2.
The Cowboys view the autograph as a taunt, but Manning said he was simply granting the request of a locker room attendant.
“I was asked to sign it,” the New York Post's Web site quoted Manning as saying. “It wasn't like I just went there and signed it. I didn't have a pen on me or anything. It was all supplied.”
Cowboys coach Wade Phillips indicated that he didn't buy Manning's explanation.
“I don't think he meant anything by it, but it wasn't a great thing for him to do,” Phillips told reporters in Irving. “Things come back around in this league.”
Manning shrugged off concerns the Cowboys would use the graffiti as a way to motivate them when they face the Giants on Sunday in the Meadowlands. On Wednesday, linebacker Bradie James said Cowboys wouldn't forget the autograph and that it would make for “a more intense game.”
“Yeah, I heard a few things about it,” Manning said. “I figure they'll eventually get over it.”
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