Eli Manning is King Troll for Signing Locker Room Wall After Winning Opening Game at AT&T Stadium

On September 20, 2009, Eli Manning and the New York Giants spoiled the Dallas Cowboys' grand opening of their new building, AT&T Stadium, with a 33-31 comeback victory. Manning threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns, but his greatest masterstroke actually came after the final whistle blew: he signed the wall of the visitors' locker room to commemorate his team's role as spoiler on the Cowboys' big day in Big D.

It was so swaggering that even Jerry Jones was impressed.

It must be mentioned, of course, that Manning did not make this decision all of his own accord; the quarterback, who announced his retirement this week after 16 seasons with the G-Men, claims that he was asked to sign the wall.

The moment must have felt pretty good, though.

Manning wraps his career a resume that will almost certainly land him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Despite a losing record overall in the regular season, two Super Bowl rings and four Pro Bowl nods, as well as sitting seventh all-time in both passing yards and passing touchdowns, is more than enough to end up in Canton.

But don't think Jerry will ever forget about a certain other career accomplishment.

Stealing one from the Cowboys at the grand opening of their state-of-the-art building is the stuff of legend. Eli, not known as much of a troll, deserves a tip of the cap for scratching his name on a permanent basis on the walls of AT&T.