On Thursday afternoon, court documents that included several emails from New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning were leaked to the New York Post and purported to show the two-time Super Bowl MVP’s involvement in a fake memorabilia scheme.

Contained within the emails were alleged exchanges between Manning, his marketing agent and Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba discussing the creation of fake game-used memorabilia. In one particular exchange, Manning asks Skiba to provide some memorabilia that could “pass as game used.”

Initially, the Giants did not respond to a New York Post request for comment, but they have since released an official statement through their law firm.

“The email, taken out of context, was shared with the media by an unscrupulous memorabilia dealer and his counsel who for years has been seeking to leverage a big payday,” McCarter & English LLP said in the statement. “The email predates any litigation, and there was no legal obligation to store it on the Giants server.

“Eli Manning is well known for his integrity and this is just the latest misguided attempt to defame his character.”

The emails in question were turned over by Manning himself after the Giants failed to supply them despite having records dating back to 2003.

“I do give Eli and his lawyers credit for not destroying evidence,” the plaintiff’s lawyer, Brian Brook, told the New York Post.

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Longtime memorabilia collector and dealer Eric Inselberg filed the lawsuit against Manning, Skiba, Giants general counsel William Heller, Steiner Sports and team owners John Mara and Steve Tisch in January 2014. Litigation continues in Bergen County Superior Court in New Jersey.