Eli Manning has told the story before: A nine-year-old Eagles fan welcomed him to Philadelphia with a double middle finger and choice comments about his family. On Monday night, he recounted the incident on live television to his brother Peyton and former Eagles defensive end Chris Long with a vigorous double “Go Birds” signal.
As he gave the double bird live on the Birds-Cowboys broadcast, Manning incorrectly assumed it could be blurred out. When the blowout came back from a fourth-quarter commercial break, Eli issued a smirking apology.