Twitter celebrates Eli Manning's accomplishments — and iconic faces — after retirement announcement
Eli Manning will retire after spending all 16 seasons with the New York Giants, the team announced Wednesday. It wasn’t a total surprise after he spent most of the 2019 season on the bench while rookie quarterback Daniel Jones got his shot.
#ThankYouEli, for always choosing to #BeThere pic.twitter.com/YDoanI59tE
— Tom Coughlin Jay Fund (@tcjayfund) January 22, 2020
The NFL world reacted to the news of Manning’s retirement on Twitter, mostly with mentions of the helmet catch.
Eli Manning found David Tyree for one of the greatest plays of all time to beat the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII ...
The helmet catch 🙌 (via @NFL) pic.twitter.com/FxLi747YYh— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 22, 2020
He always shined on the biggest stage.
Eli Manning's BEST THROWS from his @SuperBowl MVP performance in #SBXLVI! #GiantsPride (Feb. 5, 2012) pic.twitter.com/bw5ErY0ZkA— NFL Throwback (@nflthrowback) January 22, 2020
Eli Manning:
- 1 of 12 QBs to win multiple Super Bowls (1 of 5 to win multiple Super Bowl MVPs)
- Ranks 7th all-time in pass yards and pass TD
- Started 234 games for Giants (4th-most by QB for single franchise) https://t.co/Uo0biuXAhe— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 22, 2020
Eli Manning's career achievements:
* 2x Super Bowl winner
* 2x Super Bowl MVP
* 57,023 passing yards (7th all-time)
* 366 passing TD (7th all-time)
* 4x Pro Bowler
* Walter Payton Man of the Year winner in 2016
* Never missed a game due to injury
* 13x team captain— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 22, 2020
But the most interesting stat may be his career record.
Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.
By winning his last start of 2019 vs Miami, Eli Manning will officially finish his career with a 117-117 record. pic.twitter.com/S8Rjsnk79Q— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 22, 2020
Former teammates Shaun O’Hara and Tiki Barber shared their thoughts on the quarterback during their media gigs Wednesday.
"He's a legend and Giants fans will miss him"#EliManning Retiring on Friday
Former @Giants Teammate @TikiBarber remembers his time with Eli in New Yory #BigBlue pic.twitter.com/Buhb6z716i— TikiAndTierney (@TikiAndTierney) January 22, 2020
This might be one of the largest reasons fans will miss the guy in blue.
The 2020 NFL season is gonna be the first season in 22 years without a Manning in the league pic.twitter.com/cr8ccArN4F
— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 22, 2020
And this is the real reason for the teary eyes.
For the first time in 22 years the NFL will be without a Manning face 😧 pic.twitter.com/IpSdb0ZHNN
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 22, 2020
I am all for Eli Manning eventually making the Hall of Fame, if only because whoever sculpts his bust has so many great Eli faces to choose from pic.twitter.com/NdEy1xcLVN
— Mitchell Byars (@mitchellbyars) January 22, 2020
Now the next question is if Eli truly is worthy of the Hall of Famer.
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