To be clear, he does not want this. If Manning is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, he’ll receive that honor in his home city in front of his friends and family. It would be another perfect moment for an athlete who, during his career, made a few of those happen.

Is Eli Manning a first-ballot Hall of Famer? That’s not a simple question for the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee, which has to decide if the two-time Super Bowl MVP is worthy of first-time entry into Canton.

Joe Montana question, and we’re still another couple years from a legitimate Tom Brady-vs.-Patrick Mahomes discussion, so that leaves us with one remaining Burning Football Debate: Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?