Should it really be that surprising that Saturday Night Live and 30 Rock alum Tracy Morgan was an instant hit on ESPN’s Monday Night Football ManningCast?
Morgan, the man behind Tracy Jordan, Brian Fellows and Astronaut Jones, joined Peyton and Eli Manning for their broadcast of the uninspired Week 3 matchup between the Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
Donning a Giants jersey, Morgan brought the laughs during his segment with the Manning brothers. Why did Morgan’s best joke involve Cowboys great Tony Dorsett? We’ll let you find out below.
.@TracyMorgan got his speed from his dad … Cowboys legendary RB Tony Dorsett⁉️ 😭 pic.twitter.com/nA5SnPfaOY
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) September 27, 2022
Alongside claiming that former Georgia running back and Republican senator candidate Herschel Walker was his third cousin, he referred to Dorsett as “his biological father,” and “daddy,” which naturally caught the Manning brothers, and, well, Dorsett off-guard.
Say what now @TracyMorgan
😂— Tony Dorsett (@Tony_Dorsett) September 27, 2022
On top of that, Giants fan Morgan also claimed that he went to high school with Saquon Barkley’s father, asked Peyton Manning what it was like to go up against Giants great Lawrence Taylor and got the name wrong of former Giants running back Joe Morris.
oh my god Eli’s reaction after Tracy said he went to high school with Saquon Barkley’s father.
“I might actually believe that one.”
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) September 27, 2022
Tracy Morgan: "Peyton, what was it like playing against Lawrence Taylor?"
Peyton: "Uhhh LT's rookie year was 1982. I was six."#ManningCast #MNF https://t.co/3BCcEFqKvC
— Rob Connett (@RobConnett1) September 27, 2022
Tracy Morgan: “I changed my jersey from 29 to 20 because of Mighty Joe Young.”
Peyton Manning, deadpan: “Joe Morris.”
Some of us just can’t help correcting people.
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) September 27, 2022
Morgan also threw out a very familiar catchphrase as he celebrated an unnamed quarterback who may or may not have been Giants starter Daniel Jones.
Look, at this point, you know you’re not here for Morgan’s Xs and Os analysis.
Still wondering who @TracyMorgan’s QB is? pic.twitter.com/zxZjl21shG
— Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) September 27, 2022
Between calling Dorsett his long-lost father and yelling Peyton Manning’s signature “Omaha” call, Morgan’s segments on this week’s ManningCast won’t soon be forgotten.
And, hey, maybe if we’re lucky, the SNL great will let us take a spin in one of his Ferraris.
.@TracyMorgan rolled up to the game in a Ferrari and parked in @EliManning’s old spot pic.twitter.com/tKJhpzLHdq
— Omaha Productions (@OmahaProd) September 27, 2022
