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Originally a 1st round (1st pick overall) draft choice by the San Diego Chargers in 2004. Obtained by the Giants in a trade for quarterback Philip Rivers (whom the Giants had taken with the 4th pick), the Giants’ 2004 3rd-round pick, and 2005 1st and 5th-round picks.
GIANTS NOTES:
Followed his father, Archie, and brother, Peyton, into the NFL…Archie was the 2nd pick of the 1971 draft and played 14 years with New Orleans, Houston and Minnesota. Peyton was the 1st choice of the 1998 draft, is a 4-time NFL Most Valuable Player and was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XLI.
Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII after completing 19-of-34 passes for 255 yards, two touchdowns and an interception that caromed off Steve Smith’s hands. It was the 22nd time in Super Bowl history a quarterback was named MVP and the 2nd year in a row a Manning won the award.
Manning was the 27th different starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl (the total is now 29) and the 2nd Manning. Peyton led the Indianapolis Colts to the title in 2006. The Mannings were the 18th set of brothers to play in the Super Bowl and the 1st pair of brothers to play quarterback.
Manning joined Phil Simms in Super Bowl XXI and Ottis Anderson in Super Bowl XXV as Giants who have won the Super Bowl MVP award.
Manning was the 7th quarterback taken with the 1st overall selection in the NFL Draft to start a Super Bowl. The others are Terry Bradshaw (4-0 in Super Bowls), Jim Plunkett (2-0), John Elway (2-3), Troy Aikman (3-0), Drew Bledsoe (0-1) and Peyton Manning (1-1). The former No. 1 choices are 13-5 in Super Bowls.
Manning was the 4th starting quarterback for the Giants in their 4 Super Bowls. The others were Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Kerry Collins. The Giants are the 1st team to start a different quarterback in each of their first 4 Super Bowls. Only 2 other teams have started 4 different quarterbacks in a Super Bowl, though not in the franchise’s first 4 games. The Raiders started Daryle Lamonica, Ken Stabler, Jim Plunkett and Rich Gannon.
Manning was the 1st quarterback to wear No. 10 and win a Super Bowl. The only other starting quarterback to wear No. 10 in a Super Bowl was
Manning’s arrival marked the 1st time the Giants came out of a draft with the top player selected since 1965, when they chose Auburn running back Tucker Fredrickson.
Record as a starting quarterback is 60-43 (.583) in the regular season and 4-3 (.571) in the postseason. The 60 victories are the 2nd-most by a Giants quarterback since the Giants Stadium era began in 1976. Simms won 95 games from 1979-93. Manning is 46-30 against the NFC and 14-13 vs. the AFC. He is 23-16 in NFC East games, 30-22 at home and 30-21 on the road.
Manning’s record as a starter in October to 20-4 (.833), the best of any quarterback with at least 20 starts in the Super Bowl era.
Manning has started the Giants’ last 103 regular season games, the 2nd-longest streak among active quarterbacks. At the end of the 2010 season, Peyton Manning had started 208 games in a row. Eli Manning’s 103 consecutive starts is the sixth-longest by a quarterback in NFL history.
Manning’s 103 consecutive starts is a record for Giants quarterbacks. The previous mark of 69 starts in a row was set by Fran Tarkenton from 1967-71.
Manning is the 1st Giants quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in 6 consecutive seasons, the 1st to have two 4,000-yard seasons and the 1st to throw at least 20 touchdown passes 6 years in a row.
Manning is 1 of 3 quarterbacks to throw for at least 3,000 yards every season from 2005-10. The others are Peyton Manning and Drew Brees. He is one of 3 quarterbacks with at least 20 touchdown passes in each of the last 6 seasons, joining Brees and Peyton Manning.
With 156 career touchdown passes, Manning is the 4th quarterback to throw more than 100 touchdown passes in a Giants uniform, joining Simms (199), Charlie Conerly (173) and Tarkenton (103).
Played in his 1st Pro Bowl following the 2008 season to become the 1st Giants quarterback to be selected to the Pro Bowl since Phil Simms in 1993.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Has played in 105 regular season games with starts in his last 103 appearances and has started all 7 postseason games in which he’s played. In the regular season, Manning has completed 1,932-of-3,332 pass attempts (58.0 percent) for 22,646 yards with 156 touchdowns, 113 interceptions, 14 300-yard games, a long pass of 92 yards and a career passer rating of 80.2. He is 2nd in franchise history in attempts, completions and yards and 3rd in touchdown passes, interceptions and 300-yard games…Manning’s career completion percentage of 57.98 is 2nd in Giants history among quarterbacks with at least 1,000 attempts. Kerry Collins is first at 58.51 (1,447-2,473)…44 of his 156 touchdown passes (28.2 percent) were in the 4th quarter or overtime.
Manning’s 194 career postseason passes, 113 completions and 1,297 yards leave him 2nd on the franchise’s playoff lists in all 3 categories. He trails Simms, who threw 279 passes and had 157 completions and 1,679 yards. Manning’s 8 postseason touchdown passes place him 3rd, behind Simms (10) and Collins (9).
In 2010, Manning started all 16 games for the 6th consecutive season and completed 339-of-539 passes (62.9 percent) for 4,002 yards, 31 touchdowns and 25 interceptions. He had four 300-yard passing games…He was 1 of 4 players to thrown every 1 of his team’s passes in 2010. The others were Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning, Houston’s Matt Schaub and St. Louis’ Sam Bradford.
The 339 completions and 62.9 completion percentage were both franchise single-season records. The previous records were 335 completions by Collins in 2002 and the 62.8 completion percentages by Jeff Hostetler in 1991 and Kurt Warner in 2004.
Manning’s 539 passes were the 2nd-highest total of his career (he threw 557 passes in 2005) and was the 4th-highest total in Giants history (Collins threw 568 passes in 2001 and 545 in 2002).
His 31 touchdown passes were the 3rd-highest total in Giants history and the most by a Giants quarterback in 47 years. Y.A. Tittle threw 36 in 1963 and 33 in 1962.
Manning is the 1st Giants quarterback with two 4,000-yard seasons. He threw for 4,021 yards in 2009. Collins (4,073 in 2002) and Simms (4,044 in 1984) are the only other Giants to pass for more than 4,000 yards.
Manning’s 4,002 yards were the 5th-highest total in the NFL. He was among a record 22 quarterbacks to throw for more than 3,000 yards in 2010.
His 31 touchdown passes were the league’s 4th-highest total. Manning was 1 of 11 quarterbacks to throw for at least 25 touchdowns in 2010.
Manning tied a franchise record by throwing 25 interceptions, a total previously reached by Frank Filchock in 1946 and Charlie Conerly in 1953.
Manning threw career-long touchdown passes on consecutive weeks: an 85-yarder at Green Bay on Dec. 26 and a 92-yarder on Jan. 2 in Washington, both to Mario Manningham. The 92-yard throw was the NFL’s longest play from scrimmage in the 2010 season. It was the 3rd-longest pass in Giants history, exceeded only by Earl Morrall’s 98-yard throw to Homer Jones at Pittsburgh on Sept. 11, 1966 and Norm Snead’s 94-yarder to Rich Houston vs.
Manning set franchise records for the most attempts (3,169), completions (1,838), passing yards (21,465) and touchdown passes (148) in a player’s first 100 games as a Giant.
Manning threw a career-high 34 completions vs.
Manning threw a career-high 48 passes without being sacked on Nov. 14 vs.
On Nov. 21, Manning started the Giants’ game in Philadelphia 6 years to the day after his 1st game as the Giants’ starting quarterback. On Nov. 21, 2004, the Giants lost to
Manning twice tied his career high by throwing 4 touchdown passes: at Dallas (10/25) and vs. Philadelphia (12/19)…He was sacked just 16 times all season and was not sacked in a 5-game stretch from Nov. 7 through Dec. 5…Threw for a season-high 386 yards vs. Tennessee (9/26)…Had a season-high passer rating of 125.8 at Seattle (11/7), where he completed 21-of-32 passes for 290 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions.
In 2009, Manning started all 16 games and completed 317-of-509 passes (62.3 percent) for 4,021 yards, 27 touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a passer rating of 93.1. The completions, percentage, yards, touchdowns and rating were all career highs…The 509 attempts were the 8th-highest single-season total in team history and the 317 completions and completion percentage were both 3rd.
Manning became the 3rd quarterback in Giants history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, joining Collins (4,073 in 2002) and Simms (4,044 in 1984). An NFL record 10 quarterbacks broke that barrier in the 2009 season.
Manning threw at least 1 touchdown pass in every game except the losses in
Manning played only the first 5 series in a 44-7 rout of
Manning completed 19-of-26 passes for 268 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions at Washington (12/21) for a passer rating of 144.4 that was the 2nd-highest of his career, topped only by his 158.3 rating vs. Oakland. His previous best rating on the road was 131.4 at
The game at Washington was the 2nd week in a row Manning threw for 3 scores without an interception and was the 2nd time in Manning’s career he threw 3 touchdown passes in consecutive games. He did it at
When Manning threw his 100th touchdown pass at
Manning twice threw for career-high yardage totals in 2009. He passed for 384 yards vs.
The Giants had 62 pass plays of 20 or more yards in 2009, which left them tied for 5th in the NFL. Manning accounted for 60 of those plays and ranked 5th among the league’s quarterbacks.
Manning threw 3 touchdown passes of at least 60 yards in 2 weeks: 1 vs.
Manning rushed for a career-best 34 yards at
– also in
Manning completed 76 percent of his passes (25-of-33) vs. San Diego (11/8), which tied for the 2nd-best 1-game mark of his career. He hit 79 percent (26-of-33) at Arizona on Nov. 23, 2008 and 76 percent (19-of-25) vs.
Manning’s 29 completions vs. Carolina (12/27) were his highest total in Giants Stadium. His previous best was 28 completions vs. the Eagles on Dec. 17, 2006.
In 2008, Manning started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Divisional Playoff Game…He led the Giants to their 2nd NFC East championship in his 4 full seasons as a starter and their 4th consecutive postseason berth, a franchise record. Only 1 other QB had then led his team to the playoffs in 4 consecutive seasons – Peyton Manning.
Manning completed 289-of-479 passes (60.3 percent) for 3,238 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a passer rating of 86.4. The completion percentage and rating were then career highs. It was the 1st time since Manning’s rookie season in 2004 – when he started just 9 games – that he did not throw at least 500 passes. The 10 interceptions were his lowest total since he threw 9 as a rookie and were half his 2007 total.
Manning twice had single-game career-high passer ratings. On Sept. 14 in
When Manning’s 4th pass at
Manning completed 21-of-34 passes for 305 yards, a touchdown and an interception at
Manning was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month in November and Sporting News’ 2008 Pro Athlete of the Year.
In 2007, Manning started all 16 regular season games and 4 postseason games and led the Giants to victory in Super Bowl XLII…Completed 297-of-529 passes for 3,336 yards, 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. In 4 postseason games, Manning completed 72-of-119 passes (60.5 percent) for 854 yards, 6 touchdowns and 1 interception.
Tied a career high – and set a personal best in a road game - by throwing 4 touchdown passes while completing 28-of-41 throws for 312 yards at
Led the Giants to their 1st victory of the season at
Manning threw a career high-tying 4 touchdown passes vs.
Opened postseason play by completing 20-of-27 passes for 185 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions in NFC Wild Card Game victory at Tampa Bay (1/6)…Became the 5th Giants QB to win a postseason game in the Giants Stadium era (since 1976), joining Simms, Jeff Hostetler, Collins and Scott Brunner.
Completed 12-of-18 passes for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns to Amani Toomer in NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas (1/13)…Manning’s rating of 132.4 was then the highest of his career…His 52-yard touchdown pass to Toomer was his longest postseason completion…Successfully engineered a 2-minute drive in the 2nd quarter by completing 4 passes for 56 yards on a 7-play 71-yard drive in just 46 seconds that resulted in a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toomer to tie the game at 14-14 at halftime.
Played another turnover-free game and set career postseason highs with 40 passes and 21 completions while throwing for 251 yards in minus-23 degree wind chill in the NFC Championship Game victory in Green Bay (1/20)…Increased his streak to 101 consecutive postseason passes without an interception.
Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII after completing 19-of-34 passes for a career postseason-high 255 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception that caromed off Steve Smith’s hands in the Giants’ victory over the New England Patriots…Led the Giants on their game-winning 4th quarter drive by completing 5-of-9 passes for 77 yards and a 13-yard touchdown pass to Burress. The most memorable play on the drive was a 32-yard completion to David Tyree, who secured the ball against his helmet after Manning eluded the grasp of numerous Patriots defensive lineman…Threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyree early in the 4th quarter that was set up by passes of 45 yards to Kevin Boss and 17 yards to Smith…Manning was intercepted by cornerback Ellis Hobbs with 11:53 remaining in the 2nd quarter. It was the Giants’ 1st offensive turnover in their 4-game postseason. The offense had gone 34 possessions and run 213 plays without turning over the ball. The previous turnover had been in the regular season finale against the Patriots – also an interception by
In 2006, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game…Completed 301-of-522 regular season passes for 3,244 yards, 24 touchdowns, 18 interceptions and 77.0 QB rating…Manning’s 24 touchdown passes matched his 2005 total and left him tied for 4th in the NFL with St. Louis Pro Bowler Marc Bulger…Manning was the 1st Giants quarterback to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in consecutive seasons since Simms did it 3 years in a row from 1984-86.
Completed a career-high 31 passes on 43 attempts for 371 yards with 3 touchdowns, 1 interception and a rating of 111.7 at Philadelphia (9/17)…In overtime, Manning completed 8-of-8 passes for 83 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown pass to Burress to give the Giants a 30-24 comeback victory after they trailed by 17 at the start of the 4th quarter.
Finished with 17 completions on 33 attempts for 172 yards with 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, a long pass of 45 yards and a QB rating of 97.0 at Carolina (12/10)…Game long 45-yard pass to Burress was followed by a 28-yard touchdown pass to the same receiver in the 2nd quarter…Threw a season-long 55-yard touchdown pass to Burress vs.
Finished with 16 completions on 27 attempts for 161 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception in the NFC Wild Card Game at Philadelphia (1/7/07)…The Giants scored on their opening possession when Manning threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Burress…Tied the game at 20-20 with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Burress in the 4th quarter.
In 2005, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game in his 1st full season as the starting quarterback…Led the Giants to the NFC East championship…Completed 294-of-557 passes for 3,762 yards with 24 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, a long completion of 78 yards and a QB rating of 75.9…Manning’s 24 touchdown passes were the most by a Giant since Fran Tarkenton had 29 in 1967…Completed 12-of-24 passes for 204 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions in a victory at Oakland (12/31) that clinched the division title…Threw a then career-long 78-yard touchdown pass to Burress.
Scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak in the 2nd quarter at
Threw a career-high 53 passes (completing 29) for 344 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception at
Completed 23-of-42 passes for 214 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception vs.
Completed 19-of-35 passes for 296 yards and 4 touchdowns vs.
As a rookie in 2004, played in 9 games, including starts in the final 7 games…Rookie record as a starter was 1-6…Improved markedly down the stretch and finished with 95 completions in 197 attempts for 1,043 yards, 6 touchdowns and 9 interceptions.
Earned his 1st NFL victory in the 2004 season finale vs. Dallas, completing 18 of 27 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception and a rating of 101.5…Manning threw touchdown passes of 2 yards to Visanthe Shiancoe in the 2nd quarter, 15 yards to Tyree and 3 yards to Tiki Barber, both in the 4th quarter. Completed a 23-yard pass to Barber to start the Giants game-winning drive and called a run at the line on which Barber scored the deciding touchdown on a 3-yard run with 11 seconds remaining.
Completed 16-of-23 passes for 182 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception, a long-pass of 49 yards and a season-high rating of 103.9 vs.
Made his 1st NFL start vs.
Manning was the 18th quarterback to start a game for the Giants in the Giants Stadium era (including Craig Morton and Norm Snead, who joined the team earlier and were still on the team when the stadium opened in 1976). He was the 4th quarterback in a row to lose his debut, joining Kerry Collins, Jesse Palmer and Kurt Warner…Of the 14 quarterbacks selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft since 1970, he was the 13th to make his starting debut as a rookie (Cincinnati's Carson Palmer was the exception). The 13 quarterbacks taken with the top pick who started as rookies are 4-9 in their debuts.
Saw his 1st NFL regular season action when he replaced Warner with
COLLEGE:
Only the 5th quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw for more than 10,000 career yards…Left Ole Miss owning 47 school game, season and career records...Completed 829-of-1,363 passes (60.8 percent) for 10,119 yards, 81 touchdowns and 35 interceptions…Averaged a school-record 7.42 yards per attempt…His passing yards and total offensive yardage ranked 5th in SEC history, while his pass attempts and completions rank 4th…Manning’s 81 touchdown tosses ranked 3rd and his 86 total scores (81 passing, 5 rushing) rank 4th in SEC history…Set an Ole Miss career mark for average yards per offensive play (rush or pass), 6.70…His 1,491 career offensive plays rank 1st in school history…Set school career marks for 300-yard games of total offense (9) and 350-yard games of total offense (6)…Also set Ole Miss career records for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (16) and consecutive 200-yard passing games (11)...Won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation’s top collegiate player, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation’s top senior quarterback...Finished 3rd in the 2003 Heisman Trophy balloting...Finalist for the Davey O’Brien Award, presented to the nation’s top quarterback, and The Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award...Earned 1st team All-America honors from Southern Football Weekly, adding 2nd-team accolades from The Sporting News and honorable mention from Sports Illustrated…All-Southeastern Conference 1st-team pick and named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press and the league’s coaches...Also selected as the SEC Player of the Year by the Commercial Appeal...Earned the Conerly Trophy, given to the top collegiate player in the state of Mississippi (also won the Conerly Trophy in 2001)...Named 1 of 15 scholar-athletes by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and received an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship...Finalist for Draddy Trophy (academic Heisman), given to the top scholar-athlete in the nation...Named to the SEC Good Works Team.
OFF-THE FIELD ACTIVITY:
Named the Giants' recipient of the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award in 2007 and 2008, given to the player on each team who displays excellence on the football field and in the community.
Named USA Weekend Magazine's 2008 Most Caring Athlete for his work in the community.
Eli has become the Giants' leader in supporting the National Football League and American Heart Association's campaign, What Moves U, a national youth movement and awareness initiative designed to promote physical fitness and healthy living to an increasingly inactive generation of children.
Served as a member of President Bush's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
A partner of Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope initiatives, focusing on improving the quality of life for children and families across the nation who face major challenges. During the 2009 season, Eli led a campaign that raised over $1 million dollars in technology donations for school children across the country.
Champions the efforts of The March of Dimes, filming a PSA on their behalf, headlining their annual "March for Babies" in New York City, and attending other fundraisers.
Has made a 5-year commitment to raise $2.5 million for the Eli Manning Children's Clinics at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson, Mississippi. It is the only hospital in the state devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of sick and injured youngsters. More than 150,000 children from the state's 82 counties come to Children's Hospital each year.
Eli and Abby Manning donated $1 million to an academic scholarship program at their alma mater, Ole Miss.
Serves as a member of the American Red Cross' Celebrity Cabinet, urging people to perform extraordinary life-saving acts in dire circumstances through the assistance of the Red Cross.
Is a supporter of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an internationally accredited, nonprofit guide dog school with a 50-plus year legacy of providing the blind and visually impaired with superior Guiding Eyes dogs, training, and lifetime support services. He is an annual attendee at their golf classic and dinner fundraiser.
Serves as an ambassador of reading, along with his brother Peyton, for Scholastic's ClassroomsCare program, a reading initiative that gets kids to read to help kids in need, and ultimately will lead to 1 million donated books.
In 2005, Eli participated in airlifts of emergency supplies with his brother Peyton to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Every summer, along with his father Archie and brothers Cooper & Peyton, Eli operates the Manning Passing Academy, a summer camp for high school quarterbacks and receivers.
Honored by the United Way of New York City as their 2009 Hometown Hero at their Gridiron Gala fundraiser dinner for his work in the community.
Participated in the Shaun O'Hara Foundation Golf Outing, raising money for cystic fibrosis research.
Participated in the Giants Foundation 2010 Golf Outing.
Hosted Youth Day at Giants Training Camp, speaking to hundreds of youth about the importance of physical fitness, literacy, education and volunteerism following practice.
Attended Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting Hackensack University Medical Center
Attended the Jay Fund’s Annual Champions for Children’s Gala in New York City
PERSONAL:
Married (Abby). They have a daughter (Ava Frances).
As a senior, guided the Isidore Newman School in New Orleans to an 11-1 record and a berth in the state quarterfinals for the 2nd straight year...Finished with career totals of 429 completions of 725 passes (59.2 percent) for 7,389 yards and 81 touchdowns with only 24 interceptions…All-American, All-State and All-District pick...USA Today Player of the Year in Louisiana...All-Metro MVP...Super Prep Louisiana Top 38, ranking 7th.
Marketing major. Made the Chancellor's Honor Roll in Fall of 1999 and Fall of 2002, the Dean's Honor Roll in Spring of 2000 and Fall of 2000, the U.M.A.A. Honor Roll in Spring of 2001, Spring of 2002 and Spring of 2003...Named to the 2000, 2001 and 2002 SEC Academic Honor Roll, to the 2001 and 2002 Verizon District VI All-Academic first-team and to the 2001 Verizon national All-Academic second-team.
Son of Archie and Olivia Manning...Archie Manning was the second pick of the 1971 draft and played 14 years with
Born Elisha Nelson Manning on Jan. 3, 1981.