The semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s 2025 class have been named, and one of them is former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
In 16 NFL seasons, all of which were spent with the Giants, Manning made the Pro Bowl four times and won two Super Bowl championships, defeating Tom Brady and the New England Patriots for both of those titles and earning MVP in the process.
Despite an impressive list of accomplishments, there are those who don’t feel Manning deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
FOX Sports host Nick Wright said Manning shouldn’t make the final cut because he was never really one of the best quarterbacks in the game throughout his career.
“In my eyes, he is not a Hall of Fame caliber [player],” Wright said on “First Things First.” “… There’s 10 guys on this list who were better football players than Eli. Some of ’em are never getting in. And if you put him in, someone else doesn’t get in.”
.@getnickwright makes the case against Eli Manning as a Hall of Famer:
“There are 10 guys on this list who were better football players than Eli. Some of them are never getting in.” pic.twitter.com/f9YNQKlYRV
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) November 20, 2024
For his career, Manning finished with a total of 57,023 passing yards and 366 touchdown passes, but he has a career completion percentage of just 60.3 percent and led the NFL in interceptions during three seasons.
He never led the league in passing yards or touchdown passes in any season.
Some complain that certain sports aren’t selective enough in determining their Hall of Fame, and such people would cite Manning’s nomination as an example.
At the same time, outdueling Brady, who is considered by most to be the greatest quarterback and player in NFL history, not once but twice in the Super Bowl certainly boosts one’s chances of getting inducted.
The 15 finalists among the 25 semifinalists will be announced in December, and the ones who make the final cut will be inducted in the summer of 2025.
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