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Eli Manning Admits Peyton's Famous 'Omaha' Signal Call is Stolen From Tom Brady

Eli Manning admitted that his brother Peyton's famous 'Omaha' audible call was actually his first but that they both stole it from the greatest quarterback of all-time Tom Brady.

Caleb Skinner

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"Omaha!"

Perhaps the most popular and famous audible call in football history thanks in large part to Peyton Manning has some secrecy and non-talked-about back story that is now being brought to life by Peyton's younger brother and two-time Super Bowl winning QB Eli Manning.

In a sit down on the Dan Patrick Show with Dan Patrick, Eli Manning came clean on the origins of the now-famous call saying he used it before Peyton did and that he even was not the original guy to use it, instead it was Tom Brady.

“First off, I think we gotta set the record straight,” Eli said. “I used Omaha way before Peyton ever used it. He stole it, he stole it.”

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The origin of "Omaha" can be traced back all the way back to 2003 when John Hufnagel was the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and Tom Brady before leaving the following season in 2004 to become the offensive coordinator for the New York Giants in Eli's rookie year - bringing the language he used in New England with him.

Eli furthered his conversation about Omaha saying it really didn't pick up steam until Peyton's time with the Denver Broncos when access to players and mics became a more regular part of the game. Omaha has grown massive since then and Peyton Manning continues to use it in marketing strategies and even named his entertainment company after it, Omaha Productions.

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Caleb Skinner
CALEB SKINNER

Caleb is from Nashville, TN and graduated from Florida State University in 2018 with majors in Sociology and History. He has previously written for an FSU outlet and started covering the Buccaneers in March of 2022. Caleb is an avid sports fan and former host of the Tribeoholics podcast. You can follow Caleb on Twitter @chsnole