New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was involved in a scheme to sell fake game-worn gear, reports The New York Post.

In court documents obtained by the paper, the two-time Super Bowl MVP emailed the team's equipment manager asking for “helmets that can pass as game used."

Manning turned the email over to authorities as part of a civil racketeering suit alleging that the quarterback, Giants and others conspired to pass off merchandise as authentic game-worn.

The top pick in the 2004 NFL Draft out of Ole Miss, Manning had an agreement with Steiner Sports to provide game-worn merchandise for collectors.

The email in question belonged to an exchange in April of 2010 that started with Manning's agent asking him to provide “2 game used helmets and 2 game used jerseys."

Later, Giants equipment manager Joe Skiba messaged Manning, saying "Let me know what your looking for I’ll try to get something down for you…"

“2 helmets that can pass as game used. That is it. Eli," the quarterback responded that afternoon.

Manning then told Zucker, "Should be able to get them for tomorrow."

"Manning was looking to give non-game-used helmets to Steiner to satisfy — fraudulently — his contractual obligation," the plaintiffs' lawyer, Brian Brook alleges in court papers.

Brook believes that the email exchange might be the only proof of Manning's deception

"Since it appears that the Giants failed to preserve any emails between Manning and Joe Skiba, and the Giants are keeping Skiba on the payroll and paying his substantial legal bills, the above email exchange may be the only direct evidence that Manning knowingly gave fraudulent helmets to Steiner for sale to fans," Brook said.

Manning, the Giants and Steiner Sports did not respond to the Post's request for comment, but the team's law firm  released a statement saying that the emails "were taken out of context."

“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,” said Karren Kessler, a spokesperson for the law firm of McCarter & English. “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.”