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Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning (born January 3, 1981) is a retiredAmerican footballquarterback. Manning played for the New York Giants in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons.

College career

Manning played college football at the University of Mississippi after attending high school at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans.

Professional career

When Manning entered the NFL Draft (which is where professional American football teams choose new players for their teams), he was first chosen by the San Diego Chargers. But, the same day that the San Diego Chargers chose Manning, they decided to allow him to play for the New York Giants. In return, the New York Giants allowed Philip Rivers to join the San Diego Chargers. The New York Giants also allowed the San Diego Chargers to choose more players the next time the NFL Draft happened.

Manning was called the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII, which was played on February 3, 2008. In that game, he led the New York Giants to an unexpected win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots. When New York won Super Bowl XLVI, Manning was the MVP of that too.

Personal life

Eli Manning's home is in Hoboken, New Jerse

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Who Is Eli Manning?

One of college football's top quarterbacks at Ole Miss, Eli Manning was chosen first overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers and immediately traded to the New York Giants. Following a slow start to his NFL career, he earned accolades for guiding the Giants to wins in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI and was named to four Pro Bowl teams. Manning retired in early 2020, after 16 professional seasons.

Early Life and College Football Career

Eli Manning was born Elisha Nelson Manning IV in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 3, 1981. The third of three boys, Eli is a son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning, and the younger brother of retired pro football quarterback, Peyton Manning.

In 2000, he enrolled at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), where both his father and brother Cooper went to college. He played quarterback for the Rebels for four years and put up outstanding numbers, including 10,119 passing yards (fifth on the SEC career list), 81 touchdown passes (third on the SEC career list) and had a passer rating of 137.7 (tied for sixth on the SEC career list). During his senior year, he won several awards, including the Maxwell Award as the nation's best all-around player and the SEC Player of the Year award.

The Move to the NFL

In 2004, six years after his brother, Peyton, entered the NFL as the Indianapolis Colts' quarterback, Manning was drafted first overall by San Diego. However, Manning had said all along that he would not play for the Chargers, and the team traded him on draft day to the New York Giants.

Manning had a rocky rookie year and was benched at one point in favor of veteran Kurt Warner. However, Warner soon retired, and in 2005, Manning was named the Giants' starter once again. Under the Giants' new head coach, Tom Coughlin, Manning led the team to average results over the next three seasons, compiling a 25-23 record with two playoff appearances—both losses.

Super Bowls XLII

American football player (born 1981)

American football player

Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American former professional footballquarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the New York Giants. A member of the Manning family, he is the youngest son of Archie and younger brother of Peyton. Manning played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels, winning the Maxwell and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm awards as a senior. He was selected first overall in the 2004 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers and traded to the Giants during the draft.

Manning's greatest professional success was twice leading the Giants to underdog Super Bowl victories against the New England Patriots dynasty in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI. The former, which saw the wild card Giants defeat a Patriots team that was the first to win all 16 regular season games, is regarded as one of the greatest sports upsets of all time. Manning was named Super Bowl MVP in both championships, making him one of six players to receive the award multiple times.

As the Giants starting quarterback from 2004 to 2019, Manning holds the franchise records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, and completions. Never missing a game due to injury, he started 210 consecutive games from 2004 to 2017, the third-longest consecutive starts streak by an NFL quarterback. Manning ranks 11th all-time in passing yards and 10th in touchdowns.

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