Why Eli Manning did not get cut to the class in 2025 court

Eli Manning will have to wait to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for at least a year.

The legendary New York Giants Quarterback did not get the cut for the class 2025 in his first year with eligibility. Manning was one of 15 finalists who were considered for honor. He did not get the cut to the last 10 after a “powerful discussion” about his candidacy.

The group of four, which will be introduced this summer in Canton, did not include a quarterback. Instead of cornerback Eric Allen, defensive Lineman Jared Allen, tight end Antonio Gates and wide receives Sterling Sharpe.

Manning’s case was complicated. He has two incredible playoffs, two Super Bowl winners over New England Patriots and two Super Bowl MVPs. There are also some creepy statistics that include being top 10 all the time in passing yards (57,023) and Touchdowns (366) as he retired after the NFL season 2019 and an incredible track record of shelf life never missed A game in his 16-year career due to injury.

The biggest obstacle, according to some voters in space, was that Manning was never really in the discussion as the best player in his position for part of his career. He had Hall of Fame moments – including taking down Bill Belichick and Tom Brady twice on the biggest stage – but not necessarily a Hall of Fame career otherwise.

“For the sake of full transparency, I voted for Eli Manning and spoke for him at our meeting. I think Manning beat the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl with two -minute drive and was named Super Bowl MVP every time with at the moment that be 11. All the time in Touchdown-Pas and Yardage presents a compelling resume, “said Hall of Fame voter Gary Myers.

“To be elected in the future, voters must come by that Manning was never all-pro or regular season MVP and realize he was playing as these spots were not so available and played in an era with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. ”

Myers continued to say, “Eli’s record was just .500, but Dan Fouts were only two matches over .500 and Warren Moon were only a game over .500 – but none of them came to the Super Bowl. In fact it went to A conference championship game.

Manning played in the same era as his brother, Peyton, as well as Brady, Brees, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and several others. He was a four-time choice of pro bowl, but never an all-pro. Like Tony Romo, Cam Newton and Carson Palmer, at least an all-pro nod in Mansing’s career from 2004-19.

The complete image left him on the outside and looked in for a round during the Hall of Fame process.

The decision also had more than a few shakes upside down.

“For me, Eli was definitely a first-ballot guy,” said ESPN reporter and Hall of Fame voter Sal Paolanonio. “There was a strong discussion about his candidacy – he has a lot of support to enter Canton, hopefully before rather than later.”

“I definitely think he deserves it based on what he achieved,” said Peyton Manning earlier this week at ‘Adam Schafter -Podcast.’ “To beat the patriots once, ok, maybe. But to beat them twice, including their undefeated team, ask (Bill) Belichick how he feels. I think it’s pretty clear. I hope it but when time is inside ”

It certainly does not mean that Manning does not ultimately come in. In fact, more voters in the room believe that his time will come, probably before rather than later. It could be as soon as next year when players like Brees, colleague Quarterback Philip Rivers, the wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and the tight end Jason Witten are added to the pool of possible inductors and are eligible for the first time.

There are a lot of factors that go into whether a player is a first-ballot inductor except if he deserves to do the Hall of Fame. Competition The specific year also plays a role. Only four to eight members are elected each year, so there is a cutoff, and sometimes there are also logjams from previous years to be sorted. In this case, the remaining hopefuls at a wide recipient and offensive lineman contributed to a first-hour, such as Manning, which was a accident.

Manning is not the first notable NFL star to miss being a first-ballot hall of famer. Former Giants star Michael Strahan, NFL’s sacker for a season as he drew.

The closest manning -comparison with the Hall of Fame, considering his combination of the Super Bowl ringe and statistical inconsistency, former Raiders -quarterback Ken Stacker, was introduced postponed in 2016. It was like a senior committee committee after years of being transferred.

Belichick, who will also be eligible for the first time to Pro Football Hall of Fame next year, made his attitude towards Eli Manning’s candidacy known this last season during a performance at Manningcast on “Monday Night Football.”

“Eli, you don’t look so good in a hoodie, but you’ll look good in a gold jacket,” Belichick said. “I’m sure it will happen and you deserve it so much.”

Voters disagreed, at least for the class ’25.