Manning’s streak to end in Oakland

Eli Manning is not going to be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants for the first time in more than 13 years.

And no, he is not happy about it and is hurt. Tears welled in his eyes talking to reporters and his chin quivered when asked about how much this hurt.

The Giants announced Tuesday that Geno Smith will start in place of Manning when the Giants (2-9) face the Raiders at the Coliseum on Sunday.

Head coach Ben McAdoo gave Manning, 36, the option of starting to keep his streak of regularseason starts alive (it’s at 210), but the two-time Super Bowl MVP didn’t want any part of that.

“You start knowing you are going to come out of the game to keep a streak alive, maybe, that’s not what it is about,” Manning said.

“It’s not a preseason game where you are going to start to the half, the next week, a quarter, a series, that’s not fair. That’s not fair to me, not fair to Geno, not how you play. You play to win. When you are named the starting quarterback, you think it’s your job to go win the football game.

“If you are going to play a little bit, I didn’t think it was the right way to play,” said Manning, who became the Giants’ starting quarterback 10 games into his rookie season in 2004, which was about a month or so before Philadelphia quarterback Carson Wentz turned 12.

Manning’s face and eyes got redder the more he talked, adding it had been a hard day for him and he needed time to process it. His session with the media lasted less than four minutes. He then took his backpack and left the locker room.

McAdoo said the organization needed to learn more about Smith and rookie third-round draft pick Davis Webb, a Cal alum, in the season’s final five weeks. McAdoo refused to say whether this was the end of the Manning era with the Giants. McFadden calls it a career: Running back Darren McFadden — the No. 4 overall pick by the Raiders in 2008 — announced his retirement two days after his release by the Cowboys.

McFadden posted on Twitter that he made the decision “not with sadness or without further opportunity, but with a couple of days to reflect on how I feel and where I am at this stage in life.”

McFadden, 30, was in his 10th season and was an afterthought for the Cowboys even after 2016 NFL rushing leader Ezekiel Elliott started his six-game suspension over alleged domestic violence.

McFadden finishes with 5,421 yards rushing and 28 touchdowns. He had two 1,000-yard seasons, including 2015 when he led the Cowboys in his first season with them and finished fourth in the NFL with 1,089 yards.