AboutWhat does the meme depict?

ManningFace is a meme featuring a photograph of Peyton Manning, a well-known NFL quarterback, captured in a distinctive pose where he is kneeling on a football field, wearing a black hood. This image is famously used in bait-and-switch jokes within comment threads on Reddit, similar to the practice of rickrolling.

OriginWho did it first?

The meme originated from a photograph taken on January 10th, 2013, when Peyton Manning was seen wearing a hood during a training session with the Denver Broncos in Englewood, Colorado. The image was first introduced to a broader audience when Redditor FusRoDah7 shared it on the r/nfl subreddit on January 12th, 2013. In the thread, several users commented, poking fun at the noticeable size of Manning's forehead.^[1]

Origin: 2014

Also known as: manning-broncos