Eli Manning reveals he will host college football show on ESPN+ called ‘Eli’s Places’

Little brothers don't always end up following in their big siblings' footsteps. That cannot be said for the Manning family. 

Peyton Manning first left the NFL gridiron for the media business, and now Eli is doing the same. On Monday, Eli revealed he will be the host of an ESPN+ series called "Eli's Places" — borrowing the same branding as "Peyton's Places," the elder Manning's ESPN+ program — that will debut this fall on the subscription platform. 

"I'm getting an advanced degree in football studies," Eli said while sitting next to his brother in an empty stadium. 

"Eli, just because you won as many Super Bowls as I did, doesn't mean you get to do the same things that I do," Peyton says. "Tell me about this 'show' of yours." 

"Peyton, it's not a blindside safety blitz. They recruit you," Eli pitched. "I'm going to the biggest universities, getting the greatest stars to show me the most iconic places in college football history." 

I am looking forward to the next College Football Season and going back to school to tell College’s Football’s story on Eli’s Places. Next fall on ESPN+. pic.twitter.com/qm5DdlGLG2

Like their father Archie, Eli played his college football at Ole Miss, while Peyton attended Tennessee. "Peyton's Places" has a current catalog of 30 episodes, which are essentially mini documentaries about football-related topics. 

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Peyton retired from the NFL in 2016 after he and the Denver Broncos won his second Super Bowl title. Eli retired following the 2019 season after 16 seasons (with two Super Bowl MVPs) with the New York Giants. 

"E, for the first time in history, we're going to be teammates," Peyton said in the video. "Now, there can't be a better way to say farewell to football than that." 

"Teammates?" Eli responds. "I give it two years." 

"Two years? Two years 'til what?" Peyton says

Eli: "'Til you're my backup." 

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