Eli Manning might be done as Ben McAdoo's quarterback, and potentially as quarterback of the New York Giants, but he's not ready to call it quits in the NFL.

According to sources close to ESPN's Dan Graziano, Manning intends to play in 2018 and he believes there will be several excellent landing spots for him to come in as the starter. Here's what Graziano's sources are telling him:

Manning still wants to play and believes there are several potential landing spots for next year where he could jump in and be the starter. I was told he's "been hit pretty hard by this," so it's too soon to know his plans for sure, but the feeling around the situation is that he wouldn't want his career to end like this.

Manning won't rule out being the Giants starter again, and neither should you. With the Giants almost certain to have a new head coach and likely a new general manager in 2018, those two will be making the final call on Manning. Because the veteran quarterback's contract is quite large and carries a hefty sum of "dead money" against the 2018 salary cap, moving on from Manning will not be easy for the Giants unless they can find a trade partner. It's important to note that Manning has a no-trade clause in his contract.

The Jaguars are the first team that comes to mind when it comes to a potential Manning trade. The Jaguars have proven to have almost every other component to a Super Bowl contending team besides a qarterback. The Jaguars have one of the NFL's stingiest pass defenses, they have linebackers to stop the run, and they have one of the NFL's most consistent and explosive rushing attacks led by Rookie of the Year candidate Leonard Fournette.

The Jaguars don't exactly have an exceptional wide receiver corps or offensive line, but both are average, and Manning would be operating with a consistent rushing attack for the first time since the 2007 and 2008 seasons.

Of course, Manning would also be reuniting with Coughlin, his former head coach and someone who he has spoken very fondly of on multiple occasions.

The Broncos are another team that comes to mind for a potential trade partner. Manning would be joining Broncos general manager John Elway and following in the footsteps of his brother, Peyton, who joined Denver on the back end of his career and won a Super Bowl with the franchise. The Denver defense is not quite as dominant now as it was during that championship run, but it's also safe to say Eli has a little more left in the tank, specifically from an arm talent standpoint, than his brother Peyton did at the time of the run.

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A sleeper team to trade for Manning is the Arizona Cardinals. By heading to Arizona, Manning would play for head coach Bruce Arians who runs a dynamic offense that is based on the vertical passing game, a balanced rushing attack, and the play-action passing game. In other words, Arians' system perfectly fits Manning's skill set. NFL legend Shannon Sharpe has connected the dots on this potential marriage:

.@ShannonSharpe predicts that Eli Manning will end up w/the Arizona Cardinals next season.



Cites Bruce Arians relationship with Eli's brother Peyton when they were in Indianapolis. And believes Bruce can get the most out of Eli. Arians has coached Peyton, Big Ben, Luck, Palmer. — WBG84 (@WBG84) November 29, 2017

It's also not surprising to read that Manning has been hit hard by the news. This was never the best way the Giants should have and could have gone about this decision. If they really wanted to see what they have in rookie third-round pick Davis Webb, they should have waited until he was ready to bench Manning. Playing Geno Smith, who is signed to a one-year contract, instead of Manning, accomplishes nothing for the franchise. It's also disheartening to even approach Manning with the half-baked plan to have him start games, and then regardless of the score, pull him in the second half.

Manning is a competitor and he wants to win, but the question fans should now be asking themselves is whether or not the Giants franchise wants the same thing.