Eli Manning is on recordas saying his brother, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, has a bad delivery.
But that shouldn’t affect the outcome of Sunday’s Super Bowl—since he was referring to Peyton’s jokes.
Peyton told a joke at Tuesday’s media day that he credited to Eli. When asked if he was superstitious, Peyton quipped, “I’m a little stitious.” When he didn’t get much of a laugh, Peyton admitted it was a bad joke, and credited the joke to Eli.
“I got a lot of laughs when I told that joke a couple of years ago,” Eli Manning told ESPN Radio. “It must be in the delivery.”
Eli Manning also said that his two older brothers—Peyton and Cooper—donned brown paper bags over their heads with the insignia “Aints” written across it when they attended New Orleans Saints home games as teen-agers.
Olivia, as you may not know, “lives in New Orleans and celebrate Mardi Gras in true New Orleans-Style fashion. In her home, Mardi Gras is already an official holiday and the centerpiece of the party is the food. Their celebrations are always filled with close family, great friends and, of course, terrific New Orleans-Style cuisine.”
Zatarain’s is considered one of the top New Orleans style food companies, with a variety of pasta and rice dinner mixes as well as seasonings, spices and breadings. In conjunction with the “Motion for Mardi Gras” campaign, they will also make a donation to the Rebuild Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The donation will provide funds for areas of New Orleans still recovering from Hurricane Katrina’s destruction. Read full story here
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THE WHO, one of the world’s greatest and most dynamic rock and roll bands, will perform in the BRIDGESTONE SUPER BOWL XLIV HALFTIME SHOW on CBS Sports at Dolphin Stadium in South Florida on Sunday, February 7, 2010. Read more here
Eli Manning has agreed to a new six-year, $97 million contract extension with the New York Giants that will make him the highest paid player in the NFL with an average salary of roughly $15.3 million.
A person close to the talks who asked not to be identified says Manning is guaranteed $35 million under the deal that will keep him with the Giants through the 2015 season. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not signed and had not been announced. Read full story <here>