Football fans know that the retired quarterback of the New York Giants, Eli Manning, and Tom Brady, the newly retired quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New England Patriots, had a friendly rivalry while they both played.
Tom and Eli faced each other in two separate Super Bowls and the Giants, who were underdogs in both competitions, won both times.
Eli sent Tom a congratulatory message on his retirement, and did get in one little jab!
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“Hey Tom, just want to congratulate you on an unbelievable NFL career,” Eli said in his statement. “22 years, seven Super Bowls, multiple MVPs — really, no one did it better than you during your time. It was an honor, a privilege, just to watch you compete, watch you play, and to do it at such a high level for so long. In your 22nd year, you were playing as good as you ever were.”
“I watched you win a Super Bowl when I was in college. I got to watch you win a few when I was in the NFL, and I saw you win one when I was retired. That’s a pretty impressive career right there,” he added.
He ended with, “Good luck in retirement, congratulations on an unbelievable career, and I appreciate your generosity in at least sharing a few of those Super Bowls with me.”
Congrats on your retirement Tom. pic.twitter.com/uXvRMO1BhE
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) February 1, 2022
