Eli Manning Posts Photo With Daniel Jones, Hypes Colts QB, 'Big Fan of Your Work'

Former New York Giants star quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner Eli Manning hyped his former Big Blue teammate, current Indianapolis Colts signal-caller Daniel Jones, in a social media post on Friday.

It appears the two got together as the 8-2 Colts enjoy their bye week following a 31-25 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons in Munich last Sunday.

Manning and Jones were teammates on the 2019 New York Giants. Big Blue selected Jones with the sixth overall pick in the NFL draft that year.

Manning, who was entering his 16th (and final) NFL season, was the Giants' starter. He led New York for a pair of games before ceding QB1 duties to Jones.

The ex-Duke star had an up-and-down tenure in New York before the team parted ways with him during the 2024 season. After a brief stint with the Minnesota Vikings, Jones signed with the Indianapolis Colts on a one-year deal.

Jones is now thriving with the Colts, completing 69.9 percent of his passes for 15 touchdowns (seven interceptions) and 2,659 yards (8.3 yards per attempt). He also ranks ninth in both quarterback rating and QBR, per Pro Football Reference.

As for Jones and Manning, it's clear the two get along very well. For example, in a segment with Fanatics, Jones refused to say that Manning was worse than other legendary signal-callers, such as Tom Brady and Manning's older brother, Peyton.

Manning approved, of course.

Manning also raved about Jones in a Nov. 6 interview with Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report.

"Daniel Jones and what's happening in Indianapolis has been exciting," Manning said when he was asked about the No. 1 non-Giants storyline that has stood out to him in the league this year. "He's a former teammate of mine, drafted to the Giants when I was still there. I probably shouldn't like Daniel because he stole my job. 

"But I saw from day one, his commitment to be the best quarterback, best person and best teammate he could possibly be. We saw it every single day. His teammates always respected him, he always worked extremely hard, he always tried to do the right things. His number one focus was always doing whatever possible to help the team win games. And now they're doing that very well in Indianapolis, and he's playing extremely well. So I'm happy for him."

Jones also appeared on the Manningcast on Sept. 22 with Peyton and Eli Manning. The younger Manning joked that Jones was already the best quarterback in Colts history, an obvious dig at his brother Peyton, who is one of the league's best all-time signal-callers and played for the Colts from 1998-2010.

Jones and the Colts will look to keep their great season going on Sunday, Nov. 23 when they visit the three-time defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs.