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Friday 12 February 2016
Peyton Manning
has a little fun
NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton spoke to a life-sized cutout In this May 4, 2014, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, right, points out
Manning had a little fun of Eli, the New York Giants something in the stadium to his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, from New York
with little brother Eli’s sad quarterback who won two Yankees’ Derek Jeter’s suite during a baseball game between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay
face at the Super Bowl Super Bowl rings himself. Rays at Yankee Stadium in New York.
during an appearance on “It’s funny, when I saw that
NBC’s “Tonight Show.” clip, Jimmy, I’ve seen that Associated Press
Peyton said he understood look before. I’ve recog-
why Eli wasn’t elated like nized it. At other big mo- “And then like four years my neck has finally healed. saying: “All those big mo-
other relatives in the luxu- ments in my life he kind of ago coming off this (series I’m going to play football ments in your life, he’s al-
ry suite at Levi’s Stadium had that similar expres- of neck fusion surgeries), I again.’” ways there for you. That’s
who were jumping and sion,” Peyton said. was like: ‘Eli, guess what, Fallon finished the bit by what a brother is for.”q
celebrating after Denver’s “I can remember 18 years
late touchdown sealed the ago, calling the night be-
Broncos’ 24-10 win over the fore the draft and said: ‘Eli,
Carolina Panthers. guess what? The Colts are
He said Eli had his game going to draft me No. 1 in
face on. the NFL draft tomorrow.’”
“Eli and I have always The camera showed card-
supported each other. I board Eli’s expressionless
think Eli was analyzing the face.
game and kind of into the “Eli, I got us front-row tick-
game like I would be as if ets to see Adele!” Fallon
he were playing it. And so chimed in as the audience
he was just as happy,” Pey- roared.
ton told host Jimmy Fallon “I remember almost five
during the show that aired years ago: ‘Eli, Ashley and I
Wednesday night. are expecting twins. You’re
Then, he and Fallon quickly going to be an uncle,’”
pivoted to a bit where they Peyton said.
