Eli Manning He shocked Giants fans last week when he revealed that he had just taken his first subway ride, despite spending his entire 16-year NFL career playing in New York.
On Monday night, the giants Great had a very good reason why he never opted for that form of transportation.
NFC head coach Eli Manning, right, and AFC head coach Peyton Manning speak during the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl games at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 5, 2023 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
During Monday night's broadcast of “ManningCast,” Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning began mocking his brother for the fact that he never braved the subway despite his time in New York.
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“Eli, this was very shocking to me, I thought you were a man of the people,” he joked. “You've lived there since 2004. First time riding the subway? Disappointed.”
Eli was the first to point out the obvious that, despite the name, the Giants play at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
“I'm a man of the people. I live in New Jersey. I'm not in the city that often. I was in the city last week. I had to go from uptown to downtown; I took the subway. I'm a man of the people.”
Retired Giants quarterback Eli Manning during the pregame at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on April 14, 2024. (Jonathan Jones-USA TODAY Sports)
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He also noted that it was a business decision.
“It was in my contract when I played that I wasn't allowed to travel on the subway. They could push me in front of a train.”
NFL contracts relentlessly prohibit players from engaging in activities outside of football that could lead to injuries. According to a ESPN Report Starting in June, those activities range from high-risk ones, like rock climbing and skiing, to other sports, like playing basketball.
Eli Manning, minority owner of NJ/NY's Gotham FC, watches before the 2024 NWSL Playoffs quarterfinal match against Portland Thorns FC at Red Bull Arena on November 10, 2024. (Lucas Boland-Imagn Images)
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In 2023, former Buffalo Bills running back Nyheim Hines was injured during the offseason in a strange jet ski accident. He missed the entire season after tearing his ACL and left MCL, and the Bills were released from his contract. According to EPN, they finally reached an agreement and he was released in March.
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