Eli Manning’s two Tremendous Bowl runs weren’t sufficient to get him into the Professional Soccer Corridor of Fame on the primary strive.
The 2025 Canton class consists of Minnesota Vikings defensive finish Jared Allen, Inexperienced Bay Packers extensive receiver Sterling Sharpe, cornerback Eric Allen and San Diego Chargers tight finish Antonio Gates
However the Giants’ quarterback might want to wait not less than yet one more yr, if no more, to don a gold jacket. As a result of the voters have spoken: that is no positive factor.
Manning, 44, a two-time Tremendous Bowl champion and MVP, clearly has a case based mostly on his postseason heroics and historic place in among the NFL’s greatest moments.
He and the Giants knocked off the undefeated New England Patriots, 17-14, in Tremendous Bowl XLII to cap the 2007 NFL season. Manning’s final-drive completion to David Tyree for his well-known helmet catch nonetheless stands as probably the most outstanding play in Tremendous Bowl historical past.
Then Manning and the Giants beat Tom Brady and the Patriots once more, 21-17, in Tremendous Bowl XLVI to shut the 2011 NFL season with one other championship ring.
It undercut Manning’s Corridor of Fame case, nonetheless, that he by no means gained one other playoff recreation exterior of these two seasons and solely posted a .500 profession common season document at 117-117-0.
He completed with 57,023 passing yards, 366 landing passes and 244 interceptions. He reached the postseason six occasions in 16 years. And he solely gained within the playoffs on these two magical runs.
These conflicting realities about Manning’s profession have made his case a hotly-debated and controversial one for years, from the native bars of New York Metropolis, New Jersey and Lengthy Island to the official voting course of that in the end decides who will get into Canton.
Manning is revered for his clutch gene and efficiency below strain in among the greatest moments of these runs. Tom Coughlin’s New York protection, although, was the spine of these championship chases.
They held Invoice Belichick’s Patriots, who had been averaging 36.8 factors per recreation throughout their undefeated 2007 season, to 14 factors to raise the Lombardi Trophy that yr.
Not that soccer isn’t a workforce recreation. When judging Manning’s preliminary effort to qualify for Canton, nonetheless, the Corridor of Fame voters didn’t view him as worthy of an apparent nod.
