Over the combined 33 years of professional football between the brothers Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. The duo has 4 Super Bowl trophies and countless other personal accomplishments. However, as Travis Kelce reminds Saquon Barkley the former New York Giants running back. The siblings are also known for their devious pranks!
Barkley was drafted by the Giants in the 2018 NFL Draft and Eli retired from the Giants in 2019. That gave Eli two seasons to prank Barkley, including the Philadelphia Eagles newbie’s rookie season. And Barkley recounts the hilarious prank with the Kelce brothers.
Eli Manning pranks the rookie Saquon Barkley
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Barkley appeared on the latest episode of ‘New Heights’, a podcast hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce. The siblings were interested in the 2X Pro Bowler’s rookie season with the Giants. And Barkley did not disappoint them or the fans by sharing Eli’s prank on him.
“He’s sitting he’s like man my tooth been like hurting me a little bit I’m like out of nowhere too like we in practice”, said Barkley. Since Eli was a legend on the roster and Barkley a rookie, he went on to check Eli’s hurting tooth. However, Eli told the 27-year-old to open his mouth, so that Eli could show the tooth that hurt.
However, as soon as Barkley opened his mouth, Eli threw grass inside. “I’m like just threw grass in my mouth”, said Barkley. And even before the story started, Kelce had warned Barkley as he said, “Got to watch out for those Mannings”. What other hilarious pranks have the Manning brothers played on their teammates and others?
Peyton and Eli are true pranksters
Elder brother Peyton started his pranking career way before Eli. Peyton in 2013 pranked the entire Denver Broncos roster after a training camp at Duke University by sending them exorbitant fake bills. “He played it for a good five minutes, and they finally told me it was a joke”, said the former Broncos wide receiver. However, years later in 2022, younger brother Eli 3 years after his retirement, took things up a notch!
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Eli put on makeup, including a fake nose and a wig to pretend to be a walk-on for Penn State University. The 4X Pro Bowler displayed his exceptional skills while competing against the youngsters. Before being selected by the scouts, he told them his real identity. Who do you think is the better prankster? Peyton or Eli Manning? Let us know in the comments.