Former Giants quarterback Eli Manning has jersey retired by Ole Miss

Retirement has treated former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning well, as the golf course greens seem to be plastered with golf balls hit by him and his brothers. Manning has remained active in the community and even joined Twitter to voice his opinions and have some fun with Tom Brady.

However, the legendary quarterback who won two Super Bowl’s back in 2007 and 2010 is still on his retirement tour. Recently, Ole Miss University, Eli’s alma mater, elected to retire his number and jersey permanently. This heartwarming video details the moment he found out about the honor.

His fantastic career in college led him to be the number one overall selection by the San Diego chargers in 2004. However, we all know the story of what went down, as Eli forced his way to the Giants, and went on to win two Super Bowls and record several historical accolades in the process.

With Eli spending more time with his family and taking time off from football, he is living the life of a normal dad. However, he will return eventually, whether it is to coach high school football or make his way back to the pros.

“I learned I don’t want to be in coaching. I don’t like it. I don’t like doing that aspect.”

While Eli might not enjoy coaching, he could join his brother Peyton in the booth as a commentator. Wouldn’t it be fun to watch the two battle it out in a game of dry humor? According to Eli’s teammates, he’s quite the jokester and has pulled off some illustrious pranks in the past.

Former Giants QB Jared Lorenzen detailed one prank Eli always loved to exercise:

An ESPN the Magazine story noted that “one of Peyton’s and Eli’s favorite pranks is stealing cell phones and changing the interface language to Spanish or French.” “The worst part,” says Jared Lorenzen, Eli’s former backup, “is that you have to know Spanish to figure out how to change it back.”

Classic Eli.