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There are only two great mysteries in life: 1. Why is the Earth not flat? and 2. Why did Eli Manning refuse to play for the Los Angeles Chargers when they selected him first overall in the 2004 NFL Draft? It’s been 17 years since that fateful day, but Manning has largely kept mum about […]

Former New England Patriots and current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady possesses a whopping seven Super Bowl rings, winning six titles with the former and one with the latter this past season. However, Brady has also lost three times upon reaching the Super Bowl with the New York Giants serving as his foe in two […]

After an 0-3 start to the season, the New York Giants now finally have their first win of the campaign. The Giants mounted one 27-21 upset overtime win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4. New York needed late-game magic to pull off the 11-point fourth quarter comeback win, and they got just that […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James joined Peyton and Eli Manning for their Monday Night Football broadcast, and they naturally talked about James’ football career. LeBron was a football star at St. Vincent-St. Mary, but he obviously opted for the basketball route and has become one of the best NBA players ever. Still, it’s always […]

It’s safe to say New York Giants legend Eli Manning didn’t have the fondest of memories visiting the Philadelphia Eagles during his storied career. During the Monday Night Football broadcast of the Eagles’ game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3, Chris Long appeared as a guest on the ManningCast program with Eli and his […]

Eli Manning knows that quarterback Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys has a famous warmup routine in which he tangos down the field in order to rotate his hips as far as they can go to help his flexibility when he unfurls deep passes downfield. On Monday Night Football, Prescott’s Cowboys faced off against the […]

The New York Giants decided to retire Eli Manning’s jersey during Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. The legendary quarterback played 16 seasons for the Giants before retiring in 2019. However, not everyone at the Meadowlands on Sunday seemed thrilled when Manning took the field beside Giants co-owner John Mara. A sizable contingent of fans, […]

Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson was a special guest on ESPN2’s Monday Night Football broadcast featuring Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, and he wound up staying for a while as the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders got absolutely bonkers and went to overtime. The Raiders ultimately took home a 33-27 […]

On Monday, ESPN announced that Peyton Manning and Eli Manning would be headlining a brand new ESPN telecast for Monday Night Football in a somewhat historic announcement. The former NFL quarterbacks– both of whom have won Super Bowls during their playing days– will be part of the new “Megacast” for at least the next three […]

Eli Manning and the New York Giants won two Super Bowls together as a pair so it makes sense to see Manning rejoining the franchise that he spent his entire NFL career with. And that’s exactly what happened on Monday. Via Giants.com, the former gunslinger will rejoin the organization in a couple of different roles. […]

New York Giants legend Eli Manning is already retired, but he is still throwing nasty touchdowns against now Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady. In a hilarious special for the Giants, the younger brother of  Peyton Manning told some dad jokes with former teammate Shaun O’Hara. During the segment, Manning just couldn’t help but drop […]

The post playing days for former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning have seen him turn into quite the Twitter personality. Manning stayed relatively quiet during his NFL days with the Giants but he hasn’t held back on social media, showing off his dry, yet hilarious sense of humor. On Monday, Manning decided to chime […]

Retirement Eli Manning has been a vibe on Twitter. The guy hardly said anything during his playing days, although dealing with the New York media couldn’t have been easy. But post-playing days Eli has been a delight on social media. On Thursday, Manning climbed the top rope, pumped up the fans, and jumped off, landing […]

New York Giants legend Eli Manning is considered by many as one of the greatest quarterbacks this game has ever seen. As it turns out, however, the same cannot be said about his skiing skills. In a recent clip shared by Manning himself via social media, the 40-year-old demonstrated why it’s never a good idea […]

Eli Manning’s 16-year stint as a player with the New York Giants may have ended last season following his retirement from the NFL, but it appears that quarterback could have a new role with the team soon. Longtime Giants writer Gary Myers reports that Manning himself told him that he visited the team offices last […]

Tom Brady is set to take part in a record-setting 10th Super Bowl appearance on Feb. 7 when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers battle it out against the Kansas City Chiefs. In the buildup to the highly-anticipated matchup, former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, a familiar foe of the great Tom Brady, made a telling […]

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were able to convert a deep touchdown pass from Tom Brady to wideout Scotty Miller before the end of the first half, bringing up memories of old games for the Green Bay Packers. Following Miller’s touchdown, many brought up the late first-half touchdown by Hakeem Nicks back in 2011. In 2011, […]

On the final week of January 2020, Eli Manning decided to hang up his cleats for good, closing a legendary 16-year career all with the New York Giants. Manning knew he would still be hung up on football for a bit and saw himself still hanging around with former teammates and team staff following his […]

Odell Beckham Jr. wanted to spend his entire NFL career with the New York Giants, but the current Cleveland Browns wideout wasn’t pleased with how his tenure ended and how the franchise didn’t surround quarterback Eli Manning with more talent. On the All Thing Covered Podcast, Beckham Jr. says the Giants didn’t win many games […]

Had the 2007 New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, they would be nearly universally regarded as the greatest team in NFL history. Bill Belichick and Tom Brady’s best squad — bolstered by the additions of wide receivers Randy Moss and Wes Welker — ran the table in the regular […]

The New York Giants have moved into first place in the NFC East division after a 19-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12. The accomplishment deserves much praise given their early season trajectory, and Giants legend Eli Manning made sure to congratulate his former squad on Sunday. Way to go G-Men. First place […]

America’s First Family of Football has produced another potential star quarterback. Arch Manning, the 15-year old nephew of NFL greats Peyton and Eli Manning and the grandson of New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning, made his national TV debut on Thursday night. The sophomore took the field for Isidore Newman School in New Orleans on […]

Whether it has been as the Los Angeles Chargers, San Diego Chargers or once again the Los Angeles Chargers, the current AFC West franchise has carved out quite the lineage during its time as a member of the NFL. After a one-year stint in Los Angeles to begin the organization’s tenure as a professional franchise, […]

The New York Giants are likely not to retire former quarterback Eli Manning’s jersey this upcoming season, according to Zack Rosenblatt in NJ.com. The problem, not Manning’s credentials, is what could be a fan-less environment at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Yesterday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced no fans could attend Giants […]

Before Matt Rhule had success in college, he had a stint with the New York Giants in the NFL. That allowed him to spend some time around Eli Manning. Rhule, the new head coach of the Carolina Panthers, revealed how Teddy Bridgewater reminds him of Manning. While fielding questions during a Zoom conference call, Rhule […]

Eli Manning was able to carve out a successful career in the NFL with the New York Giants. But his time in college at Ole Miss also deserves to be celebrated. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Ole Miss is retiring Manning’s No. 10 jersey during the upcoming season. Ole Miss football will be retiring Eli […]

Eli Manning hasn’t been on Twitter for long, but he continues to master the arts of social media. In a promotion for people to watch the ESPY’s on Sunday night, Manning hilariously ripped Tom Brady over Twitter. Look @TomBrady — they made a documentary about us!The #ESPYS, tonight @ 9pm ET/6pm PT on @ESPN pic.twitter.com/UkjJr1KIGL […]

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning is in no rush to join his younger brother, Eli, in creating a Twitter account. Manning came on “The Rich Eisen Show” on Tuesday, cracking jokes about his relatively nascent feel for modern technology and social media. While discussing Eli’s decision to join Twitter, Eisen asked Peyton whether […]

Recently retired quarterback Eli Manning infamously won not one but two Super Bowl titles as a member of the New York Giants. While spending his entire NFL playing career with “Big Blue” before officially retiring following the conclusion of the 2019 campaign, Manning notably defeated future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady, and […]

Earlier this week, Eli Manning decided to cave in and join Twitter to pass some time. He is already taking some shots at brother Peyton Manning. During Peyton’s long-awaited golf match on Sunday, Eli responded to Peyton’s comments about him being his older brother’s caddie. Heard Peyton say he wants me to be his caddie. […]

The much-anticipated golf match between the teams of Tom Brady and Phil Mickelson versus Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods is taking place on Sunday. It didn’t take long for the trash talk to begin. Even before the first tee occurred, Manning took a shot at Brady mentioning Eli Manning and Nick Foles. Peyton says he […]

On Friday, Eli Manning decided to officially join Twitter after hinting at him possibly doing so back in April. Tom Brady, who is now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, shared a hilarious response to Manning joining Twitter. Welcome @EliManning, In typical fashion, you never showed up until the 4th quarter anyway 😜 https://t.co/Wbun1VS2A0 — Tom […]

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning officially bit the bullet and joined Twitter on Saturday. He did so in grand style. Manning tweeted out a humorous reference to the movie Hoosiers, which was slightly altered for contextual purposes. To paraphrase Jimmy Chitwood, “I don’t know if it’ll make any change, but I figure it’s time […]

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning had an interesting way of encouraging students in the Class of 2020. Manning used his final year as New York’s backup to suggest students should embrace “awkward situations” such as those forced upon them by the coronavirus pandemic (via Paul Schwartz of the New York Post): “You see, I […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is coming off of a terrific rookie campaign in which he supplanted Eli Manning as the starter in Week 3. Going into 2019, it was widely assumed that Jones would usurp Manning at some point, which was certainly a sensitive topic given that Manning had been the Giants’ starter […]

The torch has been officially passed in the New York Giants franchise. After almost two decades in the helm, star quarterback Eli Manning has decided to hang up his cleats and retire from the NFL. His replacement? The Giants’ sixth overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, Daniel Jones. Jones played a full season alongside […]

Former New York Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning has officially hung up his cleats. The longtime NFL signal caller is now beginning to prepare for life after football. One thing is for certain, though, Manning seems to have absolutely no desire to coach atop the NFL level with his professional playing […]

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will spend his first year in retirement fully removed from football. Manning said he has not ruled out a future in broadcasting and might look to coach youth sports, though he noted he has no interest in coaching at the NFL level. Regardless, Manning will take this year […]

The 2020 NFL season will be one filled with massive changes for the New York Giants, seeing as their longtime quarterback Eli Manning retired in January, and the team hired former foe, Jason Garrett, as the team’s offensive coordinator during the offseason. Manning faced off many times against Garrett when the NFL lifer was first […]