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Long Valley Couple Meets Eli Manning

N.Y. Giants quarterback signed autographs and posed for pictures at Chatham gallery.

A long line of fans from newborns to seniors, most dressed in blue and white carrying items from football helmets to jerseys to pieces of art, waited along Main Street in Chatham Monday evening for a chance to meet Eli Manning.

Two members of that line were Josh and Jenn Drake of Long Valley, huge Giants fans who had the opportunity to meet one of their favorite players.

The two-time Super Bowl champion signed autographs and posed for pictures at Legends Gallery.

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Some of the more than 1,000 in line, which began forming as early as noon, came from New York and as far as Maryland to see the New York Giants quarterback.

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