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Ex-New York Giants star Eli Manning is many things: an elite former NFL quarterback, NFL analyst for ESPN, host of Eli’s Places, and, apparently, quite the craps player.
We now know this because Manning spent hours at a craps table in Florida last week and, based on some video that was taken of him rolling the bones, appeared to hit it big.
According to TMZ, Eli spent several hours playing craps one night last week at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
“One witness tells us … Manning showed up before 9:30 PM and stayed past 2:30 AM — albeit with a short break for food at some point — seemingly raking in cash throughout the evening,” TMZ reported.
In the video, Eli Manning appears to be doing very well and having a great time. At various points, the borderline Hall of Famer high fives people at the craps table and hugs a friend in celebration of what seemed to be a nice win.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson didn’t nickname him “Human Carbon Monoxide” for nothing, people.
.@TheRock with quite the nickname for Eli 😅
"We have the Rock, we have the Sheriff, and now we officially have HCM. Human Carbon Monoxide." pic.twitter.com/zyGvTooLsV
— ESPN (@espn) January 18, 2022
“We’re told Eli seemed to have around $40,000 in chips in front of him … while some of the guys he was playing with had over $100K,” TMZ reported.
Spotrac.com has Eli Manning’s career earnings on the football field at over $252 million.
Throw in his ESPN pay and assorted endorsement deals and Manning can certainly afford to gamble a few thousand dollars, especially on one of the more low-risk casino games like craps.
Eli Manning, who has already had his jersey retired and been inducted into the New York Giants’ Ring of Honor, will be eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2025.
His odds of making are probably right around what the odds were for him winning while playing craps.
Then again, luck has always been on Eli’s side, hasn’t it?