The Facts: Following up on a previous item. ... While Giants' GM Jerry Reese conceded that there's a "75 percent chance" Super Bowl hero and soon-to-be-free-agent Manningham won't return to the Giants, sources at this weekend's NFL scouting combine said there is virtually no chance he is back with the club. Instead, they said, Manningham is expected to follow former Giants' assistant Mike Sullivan to Tampa Bay. Sullivan, who was the Giants' QBs coach, recently took a job as Tampa Bay's offensive coordinator. "He won't be back," one source predicted.

Diehards Line:This according to CBSSports.com's Clark Judge, who noted that Manningham, who was the Giants' third leading receiver last season with 39 catches, recently told The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio, that he "wants the ball more." With Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz each producing over 1,000 yards in receptions last season, that is unlikely to happen in New York. In addition, Manningham would know Sullivan's offense, so there is no learning curve and the wideout has told friends he'd like to play in a warm-weather home. Also according to Judge, sources said the Giants probably wouldn't make him a contract offer, not only because they believe his price may be too high but because they're more interested in a wide receiver who can line up at more than one or two spots at the position, which, they said, Manningham cannot.