Retired New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning avoided Twitter and all other social media platforms throughout his 16-year career, but with his cleats now firmly hung up, that is apparently subject to change.
Manning left the window open to join Twitter during a recent conversation with his former teammate, kicker Lawrence Tynes, who is pushing the future of Hall of Famer to take the plunge.
Tynes shared a portion of a recent text exchange in which Manning acknowledged he’s considering it.
“I had a really nice text exchange with a QB friend of mine telling him he needs to activate a Twitter account,” Tynes tweeted on Tuesday alongside a screenshot of his conversation with Manning. “Here is the reply, fingers crossed.”
“Thinking about it,” Manning wrote.
“Do it! You would go to 1m instantly!” Tynes replied.
Tynes was immediately hit with a series of tweets asking why he so desperately wants Manning to join Twitter, and he didn’t shy away from that answer.
“First question I get from anyone Giants or non Giants fan, ‘what’s Eli like?’ He’s [expletive] hilarious and awesome, that’s what,” Tynes wrote. “Most competitive dude I have ever met. Giants fans love him, America would love Twitter Eli.”
Tynes is right… Eli is a hilarious guy and America would love him. But will Manning finally crack and join Twitter? Time will tell.
