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Fantasy Football Articles - April 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in April 2004 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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traded the fourth pick overall in the draft -- quarterback Philip Rivers, a third-round pick this year and first- and fifth-round picks next year to the San Diego Chargers for Manning.
"I dont consider that the store," general manager Ernie Accorsi said of the deal.
"We all had the unanimous opinion this was a special quarterback, and you dont get a chance very many times, for decades, to select someone like him," Accorsi added.
The trade also all but guaranteed that quarterback Kerry Collins career with the Giants will end either in the very near future or after the 2004 season at the latest. While he admitted that keeping Collins would be difficult to manage under the cap, Accorsi stressed that its not impossible.
"He would be ideal to keep, and I hope we can do that," Accorsi said. "We would try to find out if its possible."
According to New York Times staff writer Lynn Zinser, Collins hopes it is.
"I want to be here," he said. "I feel a strong sense of closeness with this team, with this organization. I dont think there is a finer organization in the NFL. I would like to finish my career right here."
Although Giants officials had not publicly expressed any wavering of faith in Collins, they believed Manning simply could not be passed up.
"They see Eli as a great talent, a guy who can carry the Giants for a lot of years," Collins said. "On that level I can certainly understand why they would want to pick him, and Ill do whatever I can to help him this year."
Collins told Zinser he would also accept a backup role to Manning if that is what the coaching staff decides.
"If Im here, well be on the same team and this is a situation where Im not going to be bitter," Collins said. "Im not going to hold it against Eli or the Giants. Im going to do everything I can for this team to help them win, because Ive had a great experience here and I think I owe that to them."
Signed by New York in 1999 after failures in Carolina and New Orleans, Collins knows the Giants helped
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