During his NFL career, Eli Manning answered questions like a robot and pretty much always gave generic, by the book answers when dealing with the ever-challenging New York media.
Here and there Manning would give a witty answer during press conferences. And every once and a while you would hear that the Giants’ field general was a bit of a prankster in the locker room.
Now, in Manning’s life after retirement, fans are beginning to see more and more of Eli’s personality through ESPN+ series, “Eli’s Places,” and on Monday Night Football’s Manningcast.
Manning’s former teammate and Super Bowl hero, David Tyree, talked to Giants Wire over the weekend and was asked about Eli and his pranking ways.
“The funny thing is, I was never on the end of his jokes. I was definitely a witness to a couple,” Tyree told Giants Wire. “He was well-known for his blue dye in people’s shoes and socks and gloves. But I think one of the funnier ones was him getting the strength coach — and I’m not sure if it was him and (Shaun) O’Hara but he was definitely in on our strength coach.
“He (put) confetti in his van that was probably in the shape of a… I’m trying to find the formal word for a falice. Yeah but I’m talking about a car full of penis-shaped confetti was one of the most epic training camp pranks.”
We have heard about Manning changing the language settings on teammate’s phones and other times where he painted his offensive linemen’s shoes purple hours before a road trip. We’ve even heard about times where Manning passed gas in a teammates direction in the locker room.
There have been plenty of stories about Manning pranks from former teammates like Odell Beckham Jr. and Wayne Gallman. However, this latest prank detailed by Tyree is one of the best yet.
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