Manning(s) Up: FanDuel Boots Gronk For QB Brothers

Gronk has been spiked.

Rob Gronkowski — FanDuel spokesperson, former NFL tight end, and all-around fun guy — led a promotion for the company over the last two years: “The Kick of Destiny,” in which he attempted to kick a 25-yard field goal, live, during halftime of the Super Bowl.

He missed both kicks. Wide left the first year …

… and wide right the second year.

Last year, FanDuel patrons could “bet” on whether or not he’d make the kick, with $10 million in bonus bets on the line. The first year, he had to make the kick for the bonus bets to be doled out, but FanDuel doled ‘em out anyway.

But, alas, Gronk’s time as FanDuel’s kicker is over. He has been replaced. With two people.

Enter Eli and Peyton

This year, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning will be facing off in Kick of Destiny 3, which was announced by FanDuel in a press release that forced us ink-stained wretches to use a computer mouse to “scratch off” who would be kicking.

Fun.

At any rate, “May the Best Manning Win” is the tagline, and another $10 million in bonus bets is up for grabs.

To enter, players just need to head over to FanDuel, click on the “promotions” tab, and pick which Manning they think will reign supreme.

There are rules, provided below verbatim. Don’t want to mess this up.

• Peyton & Eli Manning will face off in a field goal kicking competition
• Each kicker will attempt a 25-yard kick 
• If the first kicker makes, the second kicker is given a chance to tie 
• If the first kicker misses, the second kicker is given a chance to win
• If both kickers miss, they will kick again until there is a winner
• If no winner is decided after 3 rounds, the kicker who kicked it closest to the center target on the net in the last round wins the tiebreaker

The kicks will take place during halftime of the Super Bowl on Feb. 9, and we here at Casino Reports are installing Eli as the -140 favorite. Feels exactly like the type of event the “little brother” would win. He’ll be able to brag about being a better kicker, but Peyton will continue to lord over him as the better quarterback. (Full disclosure: This piece was written by an older — and more talented in virtually every possible way, save for, perhaps, modesty — brother.)