Next stop Canton. That’s where Eli Manning deserves to be. That’s where he will be. If not on his first ballot. Then very soon after. It’s a no-brainer.
On Friday, Manning will officially announce he is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons all spent with the Giants, offering an appropriate ending to a career worthy of induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Some might argue it’s a close call. I don’t think it is.
There are a number of reasons why Manning belongs in the Hall of Fame. He belongs because of the Super Bowls; not just the fact he won two, but how he won and what team and coach he won those two Super Bowls against.