NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Eli Manning revealed Wednesday that he had taken the subway for the first time—two decades after he joined the New York Giants, leaving many fans stunned.
“First time riding the subway!” the Super Bowl-winning quarterback, 43, posted to social media Wednesday night, along with a selfie on a 6-line platform in Manhattan.
Manning’s eye-popping admission caught many by surprise, as he played with the New Jersey-based Giants for 16 seasons and has lived in the New York area for years.
Reactions to his X post ranged from “No way” to “Wtf?” and “For real?”
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“About damn time,” one user commented, while someone else simply wrote, “How.”
“First time???????????????? you lived in Hoboken,” another poster quipped.
“I forgot how rich people have it sometimes,” said another.
One user foresaw the whirlpool of responses, predicting, “This tweet will not end well.”
According to the MTA, the subway system saw a daily ridership of around 3.6 million people in 2023.
