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2-time Super Bowl champion, Eli Manning, is one of the legends of the game, along with his older brother Peyton Manning. The younger brother is pretty active on social media, particularly on Twitter. Recently, he shared a picture with legendary NBA player Dennis Rodman, who played with the likes of Michael Jordan and others.

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Although the picture looked like a normal picture, the caption, however, garnered plenty of reaction from the fans on social media.

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Eli Manning poses for a picture with Dennis Rodman

Earlier, Manning posted a picture with Rodman and in the caption, he wrote, One of these guys is my high school wide receiver!!

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Interestingly, Rodman and Manning did not go to the same high school. The former NBA player is 20 years older than him. So, Manning was most probably referring to the guy on the left, as people are trying to figure out.

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It is also worth noting that Rodman’s first love was football growing up and his favorite team was the Dallas Cowboys. He actually tried out for the team as well; however, he could not make the team, as he was not very athletic in the beginning.

Manning’s tweet created a lot of confusion among fans

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The caption in Manning’s tweet created some confusion among fans, as one fan wrote, This photo creates so many questions. @katiebakes I hope you have seen this and are launching a full investigation.

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One fan tried to figure out about the person on the left, as the Twitter user could not believe that the person on the left was in his early 40s.

Another fan thought their combo on the football field would be a deadly combination.

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Meanwhile, another fan posted a rather unimportant question to Manning.

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Another fan slammed Manning and pointed out that they did not go to high school together.

One fan mentioned the age difference between them.

A Twitter user also pointed out that Rodman is from Oklahoma.

Meanwhile, many fans bought into the caption and praised Rodman for being good at football as well.

Apart from that, many fans appreciated the picture, and many called it a legendary photograph.

Another fan praised the photo.

Although Rodman did not become a pro footballer, he did make it to the NBA. Moreover, he won five NBA Championships- 2 with the Detroit Pistons and 3 with the Chicago Bulls.

As for Eli Manning, he won two Super Bowl titles (2008 and 2012) and won both of them with the New York Giants. Moreover, he won the MVP award on each occasion. After the 2019 season, he decided to retire from the NFL.

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Debkinkar Maity is an NBA Writer and content head at EssentiallySports. He holds a Master's degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from a premier institution. He specializes in covering a wide range of themes, including trade updates and understanding fan reactions and narrating the emotions through his words, among others. A specialist in NBA trade deadlines, Debkinkar finds his passion in the Lakers' legend, LeBron James. In his free time, he also enjoys playing soccer, which adds to his already impressive understanding of various sports.

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