Peyton And Eli Manning Dress Up Like Hipster Cops for 'Football Cops' Project

by Brad Wells on Jun 22, 2011 10:44 AM EDT in 2011 Colts News

Officers 'Tahoe' and 'Hunter' in Football Cops.

So, you know that stupid penguin movie starring Jim Carey that opened this past weekend, which no one saw? Yeah, Peyton Manning was almost in that thing. Thankfully, Peyton didn't get involved, or we would have had to endure to an entire lockout-news-starved season of Mr. Popper’s Penguins jokes.

Instead of dealing with penguins, it seems No. 18 has other entertainment projects in the works.

I got an email yesterday from some PR people telling me a DIRECTV source confirmed that Peyton Manning and his brother, Giants quarterback Eli Manning, are working on a 'special project' that involves them dressing up in 1970s-style cop uniforms and running around Brooklyn, NY flashing fake badges and handlebar mustaches. TMZ sent us some info on this shoot a week or so ago, which featured Peyton and Eli running around as cops in a neighborhood that's a ten minute walk from my house in NYC.

The project is called 'FOOTBALL COPS,' an action-packed 'drama' about two former pro football players (Peyton and Eli Manning) who bring their unique brand of law enforcement to one of the country’s toughest neighborhoods. The only thing that would make this more hilarious is if the vicious crime lord they hunt down in this 'drama' is Bill Belichick. It could be like 'The Departed,' with Belichick as the Jack Nicholson character!

The folks who gave me the first look at this thing told me that it is not a commercial. I'm not sure what it is then, but it does, at least, look entertaining. They have a Facebook page and Twitter account up for this if you want to learn more.

After the jump, we have more photos and a video.

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i could do the departed thing

as long as peyton is marky mark

which i guess might make eli matt damon but whatevs

i don't give autographs

by muncie_in_this on Jun 22, 2011 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

Bahahaaaa

This looks hilarious.

by kmbryant09 on Jun 22, 2011 11:42 AM EDT reply actions

Eli should consider making that mustache permanent.

Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.

by Sir Sci on Jun 22, 2011 12:41 PM EDT reply actions

Wouldn't it be hilarious

if like Peyton and Eli to cacth criminals they threw footballs at them instead of using like a gun. Like if there were a scene and they were in a shootout with a bunch of criminals and instead of using guns they threw footballs at them like paralyzing them or something.

This thing has a lot of potential should be good when it comes out.

"I bet Eli doesn't even have one touchdown today, ... I'm the best Manning."

by coltsfan1888 on Jun 22, 2011 1:17 PM EDT reply actions

Too bad Eli would never actually hit the criminals...

by BlueKrew on Jun 22, 2011 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Gumble and Gumble

Even though Gumble and Gumble was cancelled, this should make Peter and Chris ecstatic!

"It's about the journey--mine and yours--and the lives we can touch, the legacy we can leave, and the world we can change for the better."
— Tony Dungy

by Mark Olson on Jun 22, 2011 2:51 PM EDT reply actions

The Trailer is out on youtube

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by TheNoodleMan on Jun 22, 2011 9:48 PM EDT reply actions

That was surprisingly disappointing

And mildly, though perhaps unintentionally, offensive. I get that the stereotypes are part of the joke, but idk, they could have at least been funnier, though the Eli knowing (tagalog? Vietnamese?) bit wasn’t bad.

And how did they not have Peyton take off his sunglasses after the lame team sport line? I had high hopes when I saw this, but it was pretty lame.

Say what you want about America, thirteen bucks still gets you a hell of a lot of mice!

by No Pity on Jun 23, 2011 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions