MEMPHIS - New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl 42 MVP Eli Manning was at Briarcrest Christian School on Tuesday afternoon to film three TV commercials promoting Reebok’s Speedwick athletic sportswear.
The commercial features Manning and Giants’ wide receiver Domenik Hixon, who last season led the team in receiving yards, pulling pranks on second-year safety Kenny Phillips.
The commercials will begin airing in July, just in time for the start of NFL training camp, said Jonathan Isen, executive producer and managing director with Phasmatrope Studios.
Reebok decided to shoot the commercial in Memphis because of the city's proximity to Manning's off-season home in Oxford, Miss.
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Comments » 19
sigep889 writes:
Great job Eli! You're still no Peyton.
tngl4ut writes:
I am sorry to hear that Eli lives in Oxford in the off season.
StroVol writes:
This is a headline because? Eli is related to Peyton. Damn you guys are desperate to put something in print. Go interview Bryce Brown for pete's sake.
Phowell23 writes:
What the article doesn't state is Eli got mugged after the commercial filming was over.
Agent_Orange writes:
ZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............
kkempf#226833 writes:
Why do so many people complain when SEC new is reported at this site? Isn't it explicitly stated that this is a site for Tennessee AND SEC news?
Irwin_Linker writes:
Seriously, Briarcrest is in the hood. Wouldn't be caught dead in that part of town.
panties4tebow writes:
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bluetiger writes:
You are pathetic.
bluetiger writes:
Not a surprising remark from someone from Redneckville
archivol writes:
Have you ever even been to Briarcrest? Not only is it in a semi-rural area of Shelby County, as opposed to "the hood" as you would suggest, it has some of the nicest athletic facilities in the country.
volboy81 writes:
Oxford: capital of Mississippi football
Memphis: capital of Mississippi
NoMoreWooAfterGoodOleRockyTop writes:
Good news for Ole Miss fans. No news for UT fans. Zzzz...zzzz...
TommyJack writes:
I'm thinking Eli can lives where he chooses.
Irwin_Linker writes:
Sarcasm brother...I live about two minutes from Briarcrest.
DukeDeLuca writes:
Memphis is so far away it's like a foreign country.
Indianapolis, Indiana is closer to Knoxville (by 50 miles) than Memphis.
The drive to Detroit, Michigan or Washington, DC is only an hour longer than the drive to Memphis.
All we share with Memphis is the same state name.
BigOrangeBrain writes:
UT Medical school happens to have a long and strong prescence in Memphis. There are many positives in Memphis and Shelby County, but most just want to see the negatives. I do not live in or very near Memphis.
panties4tebow writes:
At least it wasn't an ad for panties as tebow does those ads.
DannyVol writes:
Millermanz&Tchdwn,
I live near Memphis. If its okay, I'd like to continue to be a fan of "your" team for the 41st consecutive year.
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