Eli Manning’s two Super Bowl runs weren’t enough to get him into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first try.

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.

Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will not be entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of their Class of 2025. Manning, who is in his first year of eligibility for enshrinement, was passed over by the 50-person panel,