Retired Giants legend Eli Manning finally joins Twitter

Back in mid-April, retired New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes hinted that future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Eli Manning could soon be joining Twitter.

I had a really nice text exchange with a QB friend of mine telling him he needs to activate a Twitter account. Here is the reply, fingers crossed 🤞🏼 pic.twitter.com/vvH5hV2VPO

— 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝘆𝗻𝗲𝘀 (@lt4kicks) April 15, 2020

Well, credit to Tynes because his nudge was apparently all Manning needed to finally cave and join the world of social media.

Manning officially signed up for Twitter on Sunday, blue check and all, and within minutes had more than 13,500 followers.

To paraphrase Jimmy Chitwood, “I don’t know if it’ll make any change, but I figure it’s time for me to start playing social media." pic.twitter.com/Af8IFMOiEQ

— Eli Manning (@EliManning) May 23, 2020

Tom Brady was among the first to welcome Manning in a way that only TB12 could.

Welcome @EliManning. In typical fashion, you never showed up until the 4th quarter anyway 😜

— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 23, 2020

Manning was careful not to take on the social media world during his 16 years in the NFL, but in retirement, will likely use the platform to helps his community and those in need around both the country and the world.

And perhaps most fittingly, Manning’s Twitter bio reads, “Once a Giant, always a Giant, only a Giant,” referencing the final words of his retirement speech earlier this year.