Following in the footsteps of Metta World Peace and Chad Ochocinco, Giants quarterback Eli Manning became the latest athlete to legally change his name, adopting the new moniker “Elite Manning.”

“Well, the full name is Elite BetterThanPeyton Manning, but you can just call me Elite,” Manning announced in a news conference Wednesday morning. “Or Mr. Elite. No, you know what. Just ‘Elite’ is fine.”

Manning said he got the idea to change his name after Sunday’s win against the 49ers, in which he helped lead the Giants to the Super Bowl for the second time in five seasons. After the game, many in the media said the younger Manning had cemented his place among the elite quarterbacks in the NFL, and Manning wanted to make sure that would never change.

“You know how people say ‘you can’t spell elite without Eli’? Well, you sure as hell can’t spell it without Elite. And that’s what I am: an elite… oh, you know what, call me Captain Elite. Yeah, I like that.”

Sporting dark sunglasses and a diamond-encrusted gold chain with an “ELITE”, Manning said his new name was just representative of his play as a quarterback, but of a full-on attitude change designed to convey his elite status 24/7. Most members of the media remained unimpressed.