Eli Manning stunned Giants fans last week when he revealed he had only just taken his first subway ride, despite spending his entire 16-year NFL career in New York.
On Monday evening, the giants Great had a pretty good reason why he never chose that form of transportation.
NFC head coach Eli Manning (right) and AFC head coach Peyton Manning talk 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 ManningCast broadcast, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning began teasing his brother about the fact that he had never braved the subway despite his tenure 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 by metro? Disappointed.’
Eli first pointed out the obvious that despite the name, the Giants play at MetLife Stadium New Jersey.
“I’m a man of the people. I live in New Jersey. I’m not in the city that much. I was in the city last week. I had to go from uptown to downtown – I got on the subway. I’ I am a man of the people.”
Retired Giants quarterback Eli Manning during pregame at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, on April 14, 2024. (Jonathan Jones-USA TODAY Sports)
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He also pointed out that it was a business decision.
“When I was playing, my contract said I couldn’t ride the subway. I could get pushed in front of a train.”
NFL contracts outright prohibit players from participating in activities outside of football that could put them at risk of injury. According to one ESPN report starting in June, those activities will range from risky, such as rock climbing and skiing, to other sports, such as playing basketball.
Eli Manning, minority owner of NJ/NY Gotham FC, looks on before the 2024 NWSL Playoffs quarterfinal 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 freak jet ski accident. He missed the entire season after tearing his left ACL and MCL, and the Bills were off the hook for his contract. According to EPN, they eventually reached an agreement and he was released in March.
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