“The National Football League, the game is your legacy,” Rooney said during his Hall of Fame speech. ' Eli Manning: 'He got caught' in fake memorabilia schemeGovernor blasts ‘the liar Eli Manning’ on radio appearance in New YorkChristie suggests Giants brand hurt: ‘Are they a lying cheating franchise. He’s been so good this season that his name was floated as a dark horse MVP candidate around the all-star break. Robert Hermann, for whom the MAC Hermann Trophy is named, was league president.