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发帖数: 29846 | 1 Eli Manning, NY Giants Scammed Fans With Bogus ‘Game-worn’ Gear: Suit
by Jammie
Quarterback Eli Manning and New York Giants brass created bogus “game-worn
” football gear to pass off as the real deal — and one of the forgeries is
sitting in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, an explosive new lawsuit claims.
A helmet on display in the hallowed Canton, Ohio, gridiron museum —
supposedly worn by Manning in Big Blue’s 2008 Super Bowl victory over the
New England Patriots — is just one of dozens of fake items the football
superstar and his Giants cohorts have created to fool fans and make money
from collectors over the years, the lawsuit alleges.
Other “forgeries” passed off on collectors include several Manning jerseys
, two 2012 Super Bowl helmets and a 2004 “rookie season” helmet, according
to court papers.
Two-time Super Bowl MVP Manning took part in the scheme so he could hang on
to his personal items, according to the documents.
The memorabilia ruse is so common among Giants players and staffers, the
documents claim, that team equipment manager Joe Skiba openly discussed
Manning’s fake game gear on an official Giants e-mail account. |
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