A New York Giant: Eli Manning Goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods
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By Stadium Goods |A New York Giant: Eli Manning Goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods
The two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback on the Nike Air Command, G-Unit Reeboks, and life after football.
Matt DeSciora
He may be retired, but this week’s guest on Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods will forever be a New York Giant: Eli Manning. The two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback, who recently had his jersey number retired by the Ole Miss Rebels, is the latest celebrity to talk sneakers with Joe La Puma at 47 Howard Street.
In his usual “aww shucks” way, Manning gave La Puma the inside scoop on his wearing of the Nike Air Command back in the day, how the Nike Air Max 97 “Silver Bullet” was a staple in his rotation, too, and why he never wore former teammate Victor Cruz’s signature Nike shoe.
On the latter, Manning explained, “Victor gave me a pair [of his Nike Air Trainer Cruz] but it wasn’t my size.”
Additional topics covered included Manning getting into YouTube, why he calls sneakers “tennis shoes,” and how his dad got into wearing an old school pair of Reebok G-Units from back in the day.
Watch the full episode of Eli Manning on Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods below.