Normally each year we get five inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, so when Rich Eisen listed four players and then there felt like a pregnant pause during the NFL Honors show on Thursday night,

Eli Manning might earn election into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but it won't be this year. Manning was not elected on the first ballot, with the Hall of Fame announcing the Class of 2025 on Thursday night at NFL Honors.

Manning, 44, etched his name in NFL lore when he led the Giants to Super Bowl victories after the 2007 and 2011 seasons, defeating legendary quarterback Tom Brady and the Patriots twice and being named Most Valuable Player in both comebacks in the process.