Elisha Nelson Manning renowned as Eli Manning is a famous former American football quarterback who played his entire 16-year career for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He began his career in college football as a member of the Ole Miss Rebels football team, which represents the University of Mississippi. He played college football at the University of Mississippi from 2000 to 2003. He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and was immediately traded to the Giants who in return gave up a package, highlighted by fourth overall selection Philip Rivers. He started 210 straight games from 2004 to 2017, the third-longest consecutive starts streak by a quarterback in NFL history. Recently, the New York Giants announced on 22nd January 2020 that Manning was retiring, with an official press conference scheduled for January 24. Eli Manning is ready to write the final chapter of his historic career. One of the best, most popular and most decorated players in Giants history, Manning, a two-time Super Bowl winner and most valuable player, will announce his retirement Friday, ending a 16-year career spent entirely with the team he joined in a draft-day trade in 2004.
Famous For
- For his philanthropic works, such as providing assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- Being named Most Valuable Player in both Super Bowl becoming one of five players to have multiple Super Bowl MVP awards.
Who are the Parents of Eli Manning?
On 3rd January 1981, Eli Manning was born in New Orleans, the United States. As of 2020, he celebrated his 39th birthday with his friends and families. He was born to Elisha Archibald ‘Archie’ Manning III and Olivia, his parents. His real name is Elisha Nelson Manning IV. He is the youngest of their three sons. He holds an American nationality and his ethnicity is White. His religion is Christian. He was trained by his father from quite an early age. He attended Isidore Newman School and later attended Ole Miss college.
How was the Career of Eli Manning?
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- Eli Manning passed for 7,389 yards and 89 touchdowns in his high school career.
- He then committed to play college football at Ole Miss on 7th February 1999.
- He appeared in six games and passed for 170 total yards and one interception in his 2000 season.
- Later, he enrolled in the University of Mississippi in the year 2000 and he started playing for the Ole Miss Rebels football team which represented his university, and after four years, he had a record of passing for a total of 10,119 yards and 81 touchdowns.
- He also had a solid first year as the Rebels' starting quarterback with 2,948 passing yards, 31 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in his 2001 season.
- His junior season started out promising with the Rebels winning their first two games over Louisiana-Monroe and Memphis in 2002 season.
- He then had four passing touchdowns and one interception in those two games.
- He finished his 2002 season with 3,401 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions.
- He won the Maxwell Award as the country’s best all-around player along with finishing third in the competition for the Heisman Trophy in his senior season. He was also named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year.
- During the 2004 NFL draft, he was selected by the San Diego Chargers as the number one overall pick.
- He was immediately traded off to the New York Giants.
- With the Giants, he signed a six-year contract which was worth $45 million.
- He was named the starter, and he led the team to a 2-0 record with victories against the Cardinals and Saints.
- But they lost the next game against the San Diego Chargers, though a very impressive performance was displayed by him.
- He finished the 2006 season with a quarterback efficiency rating of 77.0 (18th in the league) with 6.2 yards per attempt.
- The team entered the SuperBowl XLII in 2007 and the game resulted in a victory for the Giants, and he was declared the game’s Most Valuable Player.
- He ended the 2009 season with a career-high of 4,021 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, a 62.3 completion percentage rating with a passer rating of 93.1.
- On 5th August 2009, he signed a six-year US$97.5 million contract extension.
- He ended the 2010 season with 4,002 yards, a career-high 31 touchdowns, but also a career-high 25 interceptions, which marked the most by a quarterback in the 2010 season, and a 62.5 completion percentage.
- Despite starting off with poor performance during the 2011 season, the Giants later made a comeback, and successfully entered the SuperBowl XLVI as well.
- He finished the 2011 season with 30 touchdown passes, 14 interceptions, and 4,410 passing yards.
- At the end of the 2016 season, he had an overall career record of passing for 48,214 yards with 320 touchdowns.
- In February 2017, along with Larry Fitzgerald, he won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award.
- He passed for 4,299 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions in the 2018 season.
- The Giants announced that he would not start the team's Week 3 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, instead opting for 2019 first-round pick Daniel Jones on 17th September 2019.
- He finished with 1,042 passing yards, six touchdowns, and five interceptions in four games in his 2019 season.
- The New York Giants announced on 22nd January 2020 that Manning was retiring, with an official press conference scheduled for January 24.
Who is the Wife of Eli Manning?
Eli Manning is a married person and he was married to Abby McGrew, his college friend, in the year 2008. The couple has three daughters, Ava Frances, Lucy Thomas, and Caroline Olivia, born in 2011, 2013, and 2015. As of today, the couple is living a happy life without any disturbances. They are enjoying their life a lot. His sexual orientation is straight.
What is the Net Worth of Eli Manning?
Eli Manning is a well known and well-recognized face in the NFL. As of 2020, he has an estimated net worth of $100 million. But his exact earnings, income or salary per month has not been revealed by any sources yet but there is no doubt in the mind of his followers that he is earning a considerable amount but it will be added soon once we got information regarding it. He is satisfied with his earnings and he is living a luxurious lifestyle from his earnings. He is a very hardworking person and with his passion, he has achieved a great height in his career.
How tall is Eli Manning?
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Eli Manning is a very good-looking and charming person with an athletic body build. He has a tall height of six feet five-inch or 1.96 m. He has got a perfect weight of 218 lb or 99 Kg matching with his weight. He has got a glowing face and smile on his lips, catching a lot of people towards him. His other body measurements have not been published by any sources yet but it will be added soon. He maintains his body lot.
