2004 NFL draft....Ben was almost a NY Giant...

[SteveA]

Check out this video, you can see Ben's agent & himself really wanted to be in NY...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYONAJDWK-E&feature=youtu.be

Funny how sometimes in great disappointment in our life, things are always working out....Glad it went down how it did

Some great clips here....As a young man Ben clowns Eli saying "I don't wanna go to San Diego too."

 

[slashsteel]

Was a good watch /refresher.

 

[Vader]

I remember that draft well. I was shocked Ben was there at #11. I thought the clowns were going to get him. Lot of talent in that draft but you don't skip over a franchise QB for anything. I hated Rivers and his sidewinder motion. I knew Eli was gone too early. I would have traded up for Ben if I had too. Glad the Steelers got him where they did.

 

[Coryea]

Giants were extremely close to taking him if the Chargers didn't agree on a trade. Originally SD wanted Osi as part of the deal and the Giants wouldn't budge on that.

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[Scott109]

The other interesting part of the story is that the Bills and Tom Donahoe also wanted a QB and they had picks 13 and 22. They tried to trade in front of the Steelers to take Ben but could not find a trade partner and ended up taking J P Losman at 22.