Eli Manning to Get Hitched; Media Lovefest Continues

While at the grocery store on Saturday, we spotted a New York Post headline announcing Eli Manning’s impending marriage. However, we were so nauseated by the description of him as “Super Eli” that we promptly erased it from memory for the sake of our stomach contents.

Yet when devoted reader Pat sent it our way this morning, we cast off our aversion to the Post’s lovey-dovey nickname for the sake of blog foddah. The sacrifices we make. Sigh.

The New York paper reports that the New York Giants QB and former box seat pariah Abby McGrew pulled a Beyonce and Jay-Z by snatching up a marriage license last week in New York. It’s all very hush-hush, apparently, with word coming that the vow exchange will take place in late April.

Now, as if the “Super Eli” nonsense isn’t enough, check out this from another enamored sports writer:

Four months ago he was generally thought of as the over-hyped little brother who was turning out to be a disappointment as the first pick in the draft. Now he’s a star on the field, and it sounds as though his off-field life is going well, too. Congratulations, Eli.

WTF? First of all, he’s STILL overrated, but you can now add “incredibly lucky” to the string of adjectives. And while we wish (most) people good things off the field, would Tony Romo or Tom Brady get this kind of back-slapping?

What is this perpetual lovefest between the media and the Mannings?

It must have been the Double-Stuff Oreo commercial that sealed their otherwise inexplicable pop culture destiny as “beloved” NFL icons.