For every fun and outgoing sibling, there is one who isn’t that fun and is sort of an introvert. While one may be naturally and effortlessly funny, the other would try a little bit harder to be humorous. This is sometimes the case with the Manning brothers. The Hall of Famer Peyton Manning is famous for his humorous side and is an absolute favorite in the SNL fandom. Eli Manning on the other hand has his funny moments but was once called out by fans for pretending to be cool and funny.
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The former New York Giants quarterback works with his older brother on their famous television shows. Eli Manning once delivered a hilarious segment with former running back, Ricky Williams on Eli’s Places. The former Miami Dolphins RB brought “special brownies” for the two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback. The brownies triggered Eli’s sweet tooth who devoured them in seconds.
Fans could not believe the cool and easy side of Eli Manning
While Williams was talking about his NFL journey, a plate full of delicious-looking brownies was presented in front of the younger Manning. As soon as Eli laid his eyes on the tempting brownies, he started stuffing his mouth with them. Manning took big bites and ate many at a time, but there was something suspicious about the luscious dessert. Williams even warned him to slow down.
They were probably laced with cannabis. Apparently, the star QB did not have an idea that the brownies had stuff in them that Aaron Rodgers adore. In the end, after eating so many of them, Eli was can be heard saying, “I don’t know what it is, but this might be my favorite trip [emphasis on ‘trip’] all season.”
However, the way the two-time Super Bowl MVP ate them, gave it away to the fans. Hence, when fans saw the video of Eli gorging down the sweet, they called him out right away in comment section for faking his reaction.
One of the fans wrote, “Yeah right, you wish…. Eli is cool enough to pretend to be that cool. But he’s not cool enough to be that cool l o l.” Another commented, “That gives a whole new meaning to a sugar high.” But one fan believed that Eli knew that he was getting his grubby paws on some pot brownies: “Eli knew what he was doing.”
Manning lost over 10 pounds post retirement
Eli Manning retired from football in 2020 and soon after that, the star QB lost over 10 pounds because he no longer played football. While promoting his partnership with Quaker Oats and the Quaker Hunger Clock food insecurity initiative, Manning revealed slimmed down because he no longer had to force-feed himself. It is very common for athletes to overeat in order to maintain their weight.
To do that, he said, “I was eating, along with my oatmeal, shakes and protein shakes and huge, huge lunches, big dinners, just trying to consume a lot of healthy foods. And so I guess since playing football, I’m not force-feeding myself probably as much anymore, but I’m not also exerting as much energy at practice and workouts and lifting and everything as much.”
Manning, who has been eating oatmeal almost every morning for 15 years, stated that his partnership with Quaker was a perfect match. He now lives and eats like an average person and still tries to maintain a healthy diet and workout routine every day, but not with the same level of intensity as he used to.
