Eli Manning underwent ankle surgery earlier this month that was never able to heal naturally on its own, but he's confident he will be ready for training camp.

Manning is expected to miss the OTAs and mini-camps.

"You know, I think I could be safe to say I should be 100 percent by training camp," Manning said Tuesday, via the NY Daily News. "I would hope so. I would think for sure I'd be ready to go for training camp."

Manning was wearing a walking boot on his left foot and was asked why he waited so long after the season to undergo the procedure.

"We just felt this was the safest bet to go ahead and do the scope at this point, rather than waiting and seeing how it felt, going through OTAs and mini-camp," he said. "Then all of a sudden its June or July and then you might be missing training camp. We felt this was the safest bet. This will insure that I'm back 100 percent by training camp."