Eli Manning unexpectedly gives the double bird on live TV thinking it could be ...

'I’m sure we can blur that out, right?' Eli Manning unexpectedly gives the double bird during live TV interview while recounting story about a naughty young Philly Eagles fan The unexpected moment came on ESPN's Monday Night Football blowout win for the Dallas Cowboys against the Philadelphia Eagles Eli Manning, who hosts the show with brother Payton, was recounting a story of a nine-year-old Eagles fan flipping him off back in his playing days He raised his two middle fingers at the TV screen, much to the delight of viewers across the county, but to the horror of ESPN's producers and the FCC Eli apologized for the incident after a commercial break, saying he assumed ESPN would blur his gesture

By Alastair Talbot For Dailymail.Com

Published: 16:36 BST, 28 September 2021 | Updated: 18:30 BST, 28 September 2021

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Eli Manning gave the double middle finger to TV viewers while recounting a story about a Philadelphia Eagles fan back in his playing days - mistakenly believing that the offensive gesture could be blurred out during the live interview.

The incident happened on Monday Night's 'ManningCast' on ESPN2 when Eli got carried away while recounting a story of a nine-year-old welcoming him to Philadelphia with a double middle finger.

'You go to Philly, you're getting the double bird from a nine-year-old,' Eli Manning said during the broadcast of the Dallas Cowboys' win over the Philadelphia Eagle, while holding up his middle finger on both hands.

'I would give the bird – I don’t know, can we do that? I’m sure we can blur that out, right?'

Eli then went on to entertain the audience by showing them what the double bird looks like, raising his two middle fingers at the TV screen, much to the horror of