Will Eli Manning or Adam Vinatieri become Hall of Famers tonight? Because of new rules, their path is now tougher.

The two-time Super Bowl champion, who defeated Tom Brady’s Patriots twice and was never an All-Pro selection, is at the forefront of Thursday’s debate.

To be clear, he does not want this. If Manning is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, he’ll receive that honor in his home city in front of his friends and family. It would be another perfect moment for an athlete who, during his career, made a few of those happen.

The case is a bit complicated for the two-time Super Bowl MVP, who has a .500 career record as a starter and was a Pro Bowler in just four of his 16 seasons.

On Thursday, the world will find out who the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame members will be. Will Giants quarterback Eli Manning be among them?

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning has faced doubters before. Entering the 2007 playoffs, when the quarterback led the New York Giants on a Super Bowl run that ended in an upset win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots, there were questions about whether he was built for pressure situations.

Will Eli Manning make the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Here are the pros and cons of the Ole Miss and New York Giants QB's professional career

Eli Manning is in his hometown this week, the site of Super Bowl LIX, engaged in various activities in and around the city. Soon enough, word comes down if his schedule of events includes an honor reserved for only the truly elite.