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Not many players were lucky enough to play with both Eli Manning and Peyton Manning during their NFL career.
Former New York Giants cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie falls into that category and thinks highly of both Mannings.
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With Peyton being inducted into the Hall of Fame this past weekend in Canton, Ohio and as the time goes along, the debate continues over whether or not two-time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning should also get the Hall of Fame nod.
Rodgers-Cromartie, who played alongside Eli from 2014-2017, certainly thinks so.
“Yeah, I do. I do,” Rodgers-Cromartie, who now plays in the AFFL, told Giants Wire.
Rodgers-Cromartie also detailed the difference between Peyton and Eli, noting that Eli was far more charismatic and engaging than people realized.
“[Peyton] is a little more serious than [Eli] but you know, they are both great quarterbacks,” DRC said. “Peyton’s very structured. I remember one time a receiver dropped the pass and he started the whole period over. So I used to say in practice, ‘please don’t drop, please don’t drop.’
“Eli [was] the same way in general but he’s more lackadaisical. He’s way more goofier than what people think he is. When I think of quarterbacks, I think of serious, not really jokesters. You can’t really play with them but Eli, man… You come to the locker room, I see him with practice squad players. [Everyone] jokes with him. He takes the time to have conversations with the smaller guys on the team and that really stuck with me.”
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about the goofy side of the former Giants’ quarterback.
Most of Eli’s former teammates believe that the two-time Super Bowl MVP is a Hall of Famer. Recently, Steve Weatherford raved about Eli and didn’t shy away from calling him a Hall of Famer.
Ultimately, it will come down to the votes when Eli is eligible.
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