The Facts: Manning will have his workload reduced in training camp, GM Jerry Reese said Thursday. "Eli has to take care of himself and get himself ready to play mentally and physically," Reese said. "When guys get up in age, you have to take care of them. There are a few guys on the squad that coach [Ben] McAdoo and our staff, we've talked about, 'Okay, let's make sure these guys get to the game, get to the season.' You've got to protect them in some ways. Each one of those guys you want to protect, along with a few more guys, older guys, you want to protect."

Diehards Line: Manning, 36, enters his 14th season having started 211 consecutive games, including the postseason. He has thrown 7,225 career passes in regular-season and postseason games. So putting him on a training camp “pitch count” makes sense. The Giants can expect push back from Manning, who prefers to make most of the snaps in practice. But he threw 598 passes in the 2016 regular season, the third-highest total of his career, and another 44 in the playoffs.