So maybe THAT’s why Eli Manning always made that sour face?
Wayne Gallman Jr., who has been a revelation at running back for the Giants in Saquon Barkley’s absence, did a Q&A with the New York Post’s Steve Serby over the weekend, and amidst the usual football talk – his resurgence, Colt McCoy vs. Daniel Jones, etc. – Serby asked Gallman for his favorite Eli Manning memory.
"I wouldn’t say it was my favorite, but this is my most memorable – we’re in the locker room before a game, he was doing his stretching while I was sitting in my chair listening to music, and he walked by and he farted by my face. And walked away,” Gallman told Serby.
Crop-dusting his teammate doesn’t seem to be on-brand for the straight-laced Eli, but sometimes, you just gotta toot? Serby asked if Gallman got him back, but no dice.
"There was no way I could get him back after that. Had to do something real nasty, and I didn’t get a chance to," Gallman laughed.
That all said, though, it was clear that Gallman really enjoyed playing with Manning.
“It was great, man. Eli is one of the best people I’ve ever met. He’s a great leader, I’ve learned a lot with him of how he could handle adversity,” Gallman told Serby. “Just the way he handled himself as a player – being on time, how he comes to work, how he comes to practice, how he comes to games prepared, take care of his body. He showed a lot.”
And he sees a lot of that in Daniel Jones, too.
“Daniel still has that same charisma about himself. Daniel’s here before everyone and is one of the toughest people I know,” Gallman said. “I don’t know anyone tougher than him. He just comes to work prepared and ready to lead us every day.”
One other sad nugget Gallman revealed about his personal life? He cried the day Kobe Bryant died, as he looked to the Black Mamba as an inspiration.
“He had these inspirational videos on YouTube that I used to watch, about being yourself. That’s all you really need,” Gallman said. “That’s something my mom brought me up on, and that’s something that I abandoned myself for a couple of years.”
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