Hour 4: Manning and Belichick Reveal Why They Refused the Chargers and Jets

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Tiki and Evan examine the specific reasons why Eli Manning and Bill Belichick refused to join the Chargers and Jets during their careers. They also discuss the recent injury to Clay Holmes, evaluating its impact on the Yankees' rotation and bullpen. The conversation concludes with a look at potential trade targets and a debate over the safety of NFL playing surfaces. 01:50 - Eli Manning Chargers Snub 08:43 - Belichick Resignation Details Revealed 12:45 - New York Ownership Comparison 17:14 - Yankees Offensive Efficiency Stats 20:33 - Clay Holmes Injury Impact 22:32 - Sports Update 25:30 - Evan Identity Confusion Story 28:50 - Yankees Catching Trade Targets 35:30 - NFL Stadium Surface Debate 39:10 - Mets Pitching Trade Ideas

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0:00.0	We have breaking news about old stories, but legendary stories in the anals of New York sports or the annals of New York sports.
0:08.6	I don't even know this story.
0:10.6	Yeah, so we've got to.
0:11.5	And I should because I was on the team when this thing broke.
0:14.0	Yeah, you're a big part of this.
0:14.9	So let's start with the Giants.
0:16.1	We have breaking news around Eli Manning forcing his way to the New York
0:20.8	Giants, which obviously turned out to be pretty
0:22.6	good, two Super Bowls,
0:24.4	eventually a Hall of Fame career, lifelong
0:26.3	giant, everybody's happy.
0:28.5	Legend. He's a beloved legend.
0:31.0	And it didn't always start off that way.
0:32.6	I remember back to when Eli forced his
0:34.5	way here, I as an IFO
0:36.6	or just as a Jet fan back then, kind of viewed it as, why doesn't he want to go to San Diego? Yeah. Like, the weather's beautiful. Ledani and Tomlinson's on the team. Like, they've got talent. Like, it's not as if it's the Cleveland Browns or even the New York Jets. Though the Jets weren't the Jets back then. We were actually a functioning franchise. They had a Hall of Fame tied in, too. Antonio Gates, yeah. I mean, he could have played with a Hall of Fame running back. From a roster standpoint and a weather standpoint, it was great. It never made sense. So the stereotype was, well, it was Archie. It was Archie. He wanted New York, the New York City, the limelight, whatever the reason.
1:31.6	And so Eli Manning did an interview, the Bustin with the Boys podcast, and revealed, like, specific stories and reasons for why he didn't want to go to the Chargers. And this part I'm about to play for you is something I've never heard before. I don't know if Eli's ever talked about it until now on why he didn't want to go to the San Diego Chargers.
1:33.7	They came to work me out in New Orleans and went through a full workout.
1:39.5	We went to dinner that night and like there was this friction between you know the head coach the the general
1:46.8	manager like the owners they're all like yelling kind of like fighting we're at a marriott like
1:51.9	you know restaurant and you know Seanheimer's mad that we're he's like we're in New
1:56.9	Orleans reading out of Marriott and you know so he's like pissed they're like kind of
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