The Giants are about to find out.
I wrote about the third-round receiver from Michigan, whose checkered past off the field gave plenty of teams reason to bypass him in the draft.
The Giants think he'll change his ways. If he does, he'll turn out to be a steal. If not, then he'll be another example in the next story about character being a factor when drafting.
I think we have to give Giants GM the benefit of the doubt here, because he and his staff do their homework. It's not a guarantee that Manningham will turn into a worthwhile pick. But after last year's selection of running back Ahmad Bradshaw, who had two arrests in college, in last year's draft, the Giants have taken another calculated gamble that Manningham will get his act together and be a productive player on the field and a solid citizen off it.
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I think we, as Giants fans, need to have faith in Jerry Reese and trust that Manningham will be able to get his act together. If you put it in perspective, he did something that is against the law, but certainly not as questionable to someone's character as beating their wife, killing someone in a drunk driving accident, or having dozens of night club incidents.
It worked out with Ahmad Bradshaw and they are hoping they can do it again. We have to remember that these are just kids in their early 20's, bound to make mistakes and learn from them.
6 on the Wonderlic...
yup.