"Eli Manning is not a Hall of Famer" - NFL fans react to Giants icon's 2025 Pro Football HOF Class nomination 

On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame released a list of 167 candidates who'll be in consideration to be enshrined in football lore with a copper bust in August 2025. The star-studded list is headlined by Eli Manning, Luke Keuchly, Chad Johnson and Adam Vinatieri.

Stars like Tony Romo, Marshawn Lynch, Steve Smith Sr., Wes Welker, Terrell Suggs and the late Demaryius Thomas are also among those in contention to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Only three to five of the aforementioned names will be bestowed with the honor in August 2025. Manning is likely a lock to be among them, but some fans on social media don't believe he should be on the list.

Here are some reactions from fans on X/Twitter:

Many argued that his resume outside his two Super Bowl wins isn't impressive and not worthy of a first-ballot Hall of Fame nod:

"Eli Manning was an absolutely average quarterback. Career QB rating below average he was a member of the teams that had awesome defenses that won the Super Bowl not Eli," one fan said.

"It takes more than a good month twice in a career to be a hall of fame. Eli was virtually never a top 5 NFL QB at any time in his career," another fan said.

"Eli Manning might be the weakest resume to ever make it into the Hall of Fame. It would be a true travesty and insult to the greats of the sport to put him in there," one fan opined.

Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer?

Eli Manning's resume is arguably worth a first-ballot Hall of Fame. He ranks 10th all-time in passing yards and touchdown passes with 57,023 and 236, respectively. He's joint-13th alongside first-ballot Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana on the all-time wins list for a quarterback with 113.

If his regular season stats weren't enough to warrant an entry into the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, tacking on his Super Bowl heroics should do the trick. His two Super Bowl MVP wins are the joint-fourth-most in NFL history alongside Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw, both first-ballot Hall of Famers.

Only Tom Brady with five, and Montana and Patrick Mahomes with three have won more Super Bowl MVPs than the New York Giants icon. By every metric, Manning seemingly has enough accolades to earn a Hall of Fame nod in his first year of eligibility. He'll likely be among those enshrined in August 2025.

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