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It seems like a hundred years ago now, but there was a time when the media debated vocabulary regarding Eli Manning.
They couldn’t quite figure out whether to attach the superlative “elite” to his name. The quarterback, as was his way, always demurred when the subject was brought up. But deep down, he must have felt some level of pride that he even landed on the cusp of comparisons to Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and brother Peyton.
Not a lot of quarterbacks ever carry that tag.
Manning no longer has to contemplate such things now.