{"id":137228,"date":"2025-01-10T12:55:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/eli-manning-is-no-question-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer-brandon-jacobs-says\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T12:55:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T12:55:21","slug":"eli-manning-is-no-question-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer-brandon-jacobs-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/10\/eli-manning-is-no-question-a-first-ballot-hall-of-famer-brandon-jacobs-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Manning Is &#8216;No Question&#8217; A First-Ballot Hall Of Famer, Brandon Jacobs Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-d107b61b3a9b428f8c3fa2ae6645ad0e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-b9feb2c4-b086-4460-8fd7-4354486bbd4b-157379762-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-b9feb2c4-b086-4460-8fd7-4354486bbd4b-157379762-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b6\/16by9\/2025\/01\/09\/b656fdcaba414a848fc080d475498224_md.jpg\" alt=\"010925-brandon-jacobs-kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d107b61b3a9b428f8c3fa2ae6645ad0e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f7a3fb97fa36730396902e5c2f7f5c50\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/brandon-jacobs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brandon Jacobs<\/strong><\/a> have been in command of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/eli-manning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Eli Manning<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>would not have to attend lengthy to have a bust in it &#8230; because the ex-Giants tailback says his former teammate is &#8220;no query&#8221; a first-ballot Hall of Famer.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f7a3fb97fa36730396902e5c2f7f5c50--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bd3b3d068025d0b2086cd6f83fd4da1a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jacobs did not mince a single phrase when <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> obtained him speaking about Manning&#8217;s HOF candidacy this week &#8230; saying Eli&#8217;s two Super Bowl wins over the New England Patriots must be sufficient for a gold jacket alone.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bd3b3d068025d0b2086cd6f83fd4da1a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-22567fa3b1f897d0bd37676400e8e034\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250109_b334a55dd52841b69698a95cf8a615a0\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:058238dd-25fb-493a-9456-16ddd0091cd5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2025\/01\/09\/b334a55dd52841b69698a95cf8a615a0_md.jpg\" alt=\"Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-22567fa3b1f897d0bd37676400e8e034--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bf1460d870a32760dc9cb6f50bfb2dd0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;Well, s***,&#8221; Jacobs stated, &#8220;he beat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tom-brady\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tom Brady<\/strong><\/a> twice &#8212; that is sufficient!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bf1460d870a32760dc9cb6f50bfb2dd0--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-873a8f004b236a0fd3cf54e296b32664\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jacobs, although, says Manning&#8217;s obtained the stats to get in as nicely &#8230; explaining the previous New York quarterback&#8217;s numbers &#8220;are up there with nearly all the blokes that we think about nice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-873a8f004b236a0fd3cf54e296b32664--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-abb01550009ed8d7c36d2c4dfd2d1c80\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Plus, based on Jacobs, Manning&#8217;s groups have been by no means actually that good &#8230; however he nonetheless by some means ended his 16-year NFL profession with two championship rings on his fingers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-abb01550009ed8d7c36d2c4dfd2d1c80--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-841a6e2a8771c6118a33be5397b21276\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--sports  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250109_8c56f50b88b844f4ad0f01276522f08e\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:058238dd-25fb-493a-9456-16ddd0091cd5\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/4by3\/2025\/01\/09\/8c56f50b88b844f4ad0f01276522f08e_md.jpg\" alt=\"Eli Manning and Brandon Jacobs getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-841a6e2a8771c6118a33be5397b21276--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0c81b10861749f95d3d89d8a2f230cc0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;I believe Eli is by far first-ballot Hall of Fame,&#8221; Jacobs stated, &#8220;and he undoubtedly deserves to get on this yr.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0c81b10861749f95d3d89d8a2f230cc0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8a1060b9b03475cd803ca73d0d350e5a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Eli was simply named one in all 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2025 &#8212; vying for coveted spots alongside names like <strong>Luke Kuechly<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jared-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jared Allen<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/steve-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Steve Smith Sr.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8a1060b9b03475cd803ca73d0d350e5a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3ec5c4bb2a0dd7cd97c3e9d6fd75e438\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3ec5c4bb2a0dd7cd97c3e9d6fd75e438--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-be292ee4d3ba77672443bbfe0b870c9b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He&#8217;ll discover out Feb. 6 if he&#8217;ll get the decision in &#8217;25 &#8212; however Jacobs appears to suppose it is already a foregone conclusion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-be292ee4d3ba77672443bbfe0b870c9b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ee96e4641ebc25f115ae4c8f02b24b93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>&#8220;No query,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ee96e4641ebc25f115ae4c8f02b24b93--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Play video content material TMZSports.com If Brandon Jacobs have been in command of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Eli Manning would not have to attend lengthy to have a bust in it &#8230; because the ex-Giants tailback says his former teammate is &#8220;no query&#8221; a first-ballot Hall of Famer. 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