
Eli Manning and Tom Brady
Courtesy of Ellie Manning/InstagramEli Manning is trolling Tom Brady for posting shirtless fish photos on social media.
“A little warmer than it looked in Buffalo last night,” Brady, 47, wrote via Instagram on Monday, Dec. 2, along with a shirtless photo of the retired NFL legend showing off his sculpted physique while holding a fish by the gills of a fishing boat.
Hours later, Manning, 43, shared Brady’s photo along with his own fishing photo via Instagramshowing the former New York Giants quarterback on a boat, fully clothed and holding a bigger fish than the former New England Patriots quarterback.
“Sweet Minnow Tom!” Manning captioned his post as an example of the fish’s size. Brady shared the split photo of Manning via his Instagram story, replying, “Are you using a helmet to catch this one too?” along with an eye-roll emoji.
Before being rival anglers, Brady and Manning previously faced each other as opposing quarterbacks for the Giants and Patriots, respectively, when the two teams played each other in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. The Giants beat the Patriots both times.

Tom Brady and Eli Manning
Adam Glanzman/Getty ImagesEarlier this year, Manning missed his chance to roast Brady during Netflix The Tom Brady Roast. Roast Tom Brady last night but I didn’t want to bake it a 3rd time!!” Manning joked via X in May, referring to the Giants’ two Super Bowl victories over Brady’s Patriots.
Brady, for his part, shared that he still hasn’t gotten over those losses, even years later. “I’m not over any of the Super Bowl losses,” he said during a February episode of his “Let’s Go!” podcast. “I’m still angry. Sixteen years later. In ’07. I’m still mad. Super Bowl 2011, I’m still mad that we lost to the (Philadelphia) Eagles. But no, you can’t change the outcome and you have to live with it.
As for Brady’s personal life, his Instagram thirst trap comes after him Us Weekly confirmed in October that his ex-wife Gisele Bundchen and her boyfriend Joaquin Valentethey were expecting theirs first child together.
Brady and Bündchen, who divorced in October 2022, share son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11. Bündchen is also stepmother to Brady’s son Jack, 17, whom he shares with his ex Bridget Moynahan.
While Bündchen and Valente are starting a family together, a source exclusively speaking us in November that they have no plans to marry.
“They are deep devoted to each otherbut there are no marriage plans right now,” the source said, noting that the couple is “not talking about marriage” right now.
“They are in love and happy,” added the insider. “But right now, marriage isn’t at the top of their to-do list.”