“Don’t Hit it in the Lumberyard” -Eli Manning Roasts Tom Brady Ahead of ‘The Match’
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Eli Manning announced his arrival on Twitter late last night. ‘The Giant’ who walked away from the sport at the end of last season cited an American sports classic film in Hoosiers as part of his first tweet. Fellow quarterback Tom Brady noticed his Super Bowl nemesis and welcomed him to the site. Here he managed to roast himself by plugging in the 39-year-old’s habit of leaving things late.
Eli Manning and Tom Brady have amusing Twitter exchange
The 6× Super Bowl Champion wrote, “Welcome Eli Manning, in typical fashion, you never showed up until the 4th quarter anyway.”
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Welcome @EliManning, In typical fashion, you never showed up until the 4th quarter anyway 😜 https://t.co/Wbun1VS2A0
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 23, 2020
Brady clearly hasn’t forgotten the Super Bowls for the 2007 and 2011 seasons. On both occasions, Manning’s New York Giants pulled off 4th quarter comebacks to deny the AFC side.
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Manning who claimed the MVP in both those Super Bowls fired a shot at Brady ahead of his golf game against his brother Peyton. The younger Manning wrote, “Hope your golf game is as polished as your Twitter game. Don’t hit it in the lumberyard.”
Hope your golf game is as polished as your Twitter game. Don’t hit it in the lumberyard. https://t.co/SaPL34P2T2
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) May 23, 2020
Tom Brady will team up with Phil Mickelson to take on Peyton Manning and Tiger Woods later today.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback is no slouch on the golf course and has a trophy here too. This came in 2006 as part of the Michael Jordan celebrity invitational.
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On the occasion, the then 3× Super Bowl Champion teamed up with NBA legend Michael Jordan and tallied a 6 under par final round. This time he will have golfing royalty in 5-time major winner Phil Mickelson on his side.
Peyton Manning already fired the opening salvo a couple of weeks back. The 44-year-old former Colts and Broncos quarterback will obviously want to one-up the more successful rival.
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14 years ago, Brady said, “it’s always fun to compete and win.” He has employed the philosophy throughout his NFL career and certainly won’t abandon it today. And even if he comes up short, one thing Tom Brady will absolutely ensure is that he doesn’t miscue a single tee shot.
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