Eli Manning and the Hall of Fame Argument That May Never Go Away

Two guys are sitting in a bar.

They could be talking about who the Giants’ next quarterback should be, or what went wrong with Daniel Jones. Instead, they are talking about Eli Manning, as, it seems, they have been for most of the last two decades. They are debating whether he should be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible for the first time this year.

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Pro-Eli guy: “He beat Tom Brady twice in the Super Bowl.”

Anti-Eli guy: “Yeah, but he was a .500 quarterback in the regular season. His record was 117-117. Does that sound like a Hall of Famer?”

Pro-Eli guy: “Only six players in

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