Eli Manning Torches Tom Brady On X Following Roast

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I wasn't sure what to expect with "The Roast of Tom Brady," a Netflix special that premiered Sunday night. Overall, it was a terrific show. Noticeably absent, though, was Eli Manning.

Peyton Manning, Eli's brother, showed up and roasted Brady along with many other celebrities. Eli Manning, of course, twice led the New York Giants to Super Bowl wins over Brady and the New England Patriots. 

So, there were plenty of Eli Manning jokes to go around. Will Ferrell, playing his Anchorman character Ron Burgundy, remarked that Brady will be "remembered as being Eli Manning's b**ch." 

Peyton Manning got in on the joke, too. Manning talked about Brady and himself being very good golfers. He said that his handicap is 6.4, while Brady's handicap "is blowing Super Bowls to [his] baby brother, Eli Manning." 

Eli Manning took to X to torch Tom Brady after the former Giants QB was mentioned several times during the Brady Netflix Roast.

Eli Manning took to X to torch Tom Brady after the former Giants QB was mentioned several times during the Brady Netflix Roast.

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Good stuff. But where was Eli?! Would have been great to see him actually make an appearance, but he did not. Instead, he jumped on X (formerly Twitter) to explain why he decided not to attend. 

"I thought about attending the Roast of Tom Brady last night, but I did not want to Roast him for a 3rd time!!" the former Giants QB wrote. 

That's good stuff right there. Eli Manning never seemed like an interesting person when he was in the NFL. He was always so reserved and mostly answered questions with "coach-speak." 

But it's undeniable that both he and Peyton Manning are genuinely funny guys who are hilarious together. It was a miss not to have Eli on the Roast of Tom Brady, but understandable. 

Some of the athletes fared well in that setting (Drew Bledsoe and Julian Edelman were outstanding), while others did not (Rob Gronkowski was a rough watch and Randy Moss didn't add much). Feels like Eli Manning would have been great. 

Oh, well, like he said: he already roasted Tom Brady twice and did it in the Super Bowl. It might have been overkill to crush Brady for a third time. 

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Dan began his sports media career at ESPN, where he survived for nearly a decade. Once the Stockholm Syndrome cleared, he made his way to OutKick. He is secure enough in his masculinity to admit he is a cat-enthusiast with three cats, one of which is named "Brady" because his wife wishes she were married to Tom instead of him.