Indianapolis gets central stage in Manning's praise of New York Giants QB Eli’s performance – NFL News
The superb performance of New York Giants’ quarterback, Eli Manning, in the Super Bowl championship game, has come into the limelight in special reference to the Indianapolis for the sake of the historical association of his elder brother, Peyton Manning,
the Colts quarterback, with the city.
Eli’s father, Archie Manning, has particularly come out open in praise of his son’s win in the perspective of the City’s role in the career of his elder son, Peyton.
Peyton Manning has played for the Indianapolis Colts consistently since arriving in the city in 1998 and a neck injury, which forced him out of the team during the entire 2011 National Football League (NFL) season, is threatening is future at the city.
Colts owner, Jim Irsay, who has sacked all his managers and coaching staff, is reported to weighing his options of parting ways with Peyton as well, and this might brought an end of the Manning family legacy in the Indianapolis.
Amid the uncertainty around the future of his elder son, Archie said that he was pleased to see his younger son, Eli, winning at the City and his win was special to the Manning family.
He said his younger son has a great career in front of him and hoped he will be healthy and fit to play the game in the longer run without any problem.
"I don't know anything about the Hall of Fame," he said. "Eli's in his eighth year and I know one thing: He might have said earlier in the year that he belonged with the elite quarterbacks. He will not be saying that he belongs in the Hall of Fame. I know
Eli well. He is in his eighth year, and I hope he can stay healthy for a long time. "
He added:
"He just hung in there. He was patient, and he had to be patient. He was sacked some early, and it wasn't easy. There wasn't anything easy out there. He played like a quarterback needs to play."
The amount of support that Eli had drawn from the locals during the game has pointed out at the popularity of the Manning family in the City, which is mainly due to Peyton Manning, who has hailed for his performance as a QB at Colts.
A large number of local fans have expressed their frustration over Irsay’s ongoing cleansing drive and are concerned about the future of their star at the team.
Some of the recent statements from both sides have reflected on the strain in the relationship between Jim Irsay and Peyton manning with a fear of a public feud around the corner.
With Super Bowl being over coming few days are expected to determine Peyton’s future.
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