Eli Manning didn’t have very many pleasant interactions with fans in Philadelphia. The former New York Giants quarterback was trying to convey his experience at Lincoln Financial Field to his brother Peyton and former Eagle Chris Long during the fourth quarter of this week’s Manningcast.
“You go to Philly, I mean, you’re getting the double bird right away from a nine-year-old kid. I would give the bird; I don’t know, can we do that?” Eli asked before raising both of his middle fingers. “I’m sure you can blur that out, right?”
Anyone that was watching the ESPN2 broadcast of Monday Night Football quickly learned that the assumption Eli Manning made was incorrect. There was his own double bird on live TV for all to see.
He was clearly informed during the commercial break that the gesture was not blurred. When the Manningcast returned, he apologized to the audience.
“Alright, alright, sorry. Earlier I did the double bird; I guess that’s frowned upon,” Eli Manning said over Chris Long’s laughter. So I apologize if I offended anybody. That’s what a nine-year-old did to me, so I thought I could do it back.”
This isn’t the first time something happening on Eli’s set has disrupted the Manningcast. In Week 1 his fire alarm went off in the middle of Peyton’s conversation with Travis Kelce. It seems unlikely that these moments would be planned, but they are certainly becoming the standouts of the broadcast.
Peyton and Eli Manning now get a little break from one another. They will take three weeks off. The Manningcast will return in Week 7 when the New Orleans Saints travel to Seattle. With guests becoming a staple of the Manningcast, it seems reasonable to think that may be the week it becomes an even bigger family affair. Peyton and Eli’s father Archie played for the Saints during his NFL career.
Archie did make an appearance in Week 3 but it was less about talking football and more about getting his son to fix his cellphone.
