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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 3, 1981 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 218 lb (99 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Isidore Newman (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ole Miss (1999–2003) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Elisha Nelson Manning[1][2] (born January 3, 1981) is an American former professional football quarterback 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, where he won 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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
- ^ O'Connor, Ian (December 27, 2019). "Two titles, 210 straight starts, one Eli: How Manning conquered New York". ABC7 New York. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "Manning solution for Eli confusion: 'Call me Elisha'". NFL.com. May 10, 2016. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ Silver, Nate (January 12, 2015). "The Most Clutch Postseason Quarterback Of All Time Is Eli Manning". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Mueller, Chris (May 18, 2022). "'Do you believe in miracles? Yes!' Most memorable upsets in sports history". Yardbarker. Archived from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Chase, Jeff (January 26, 2012). "The 50 Biggest Upsets in Sports History". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ "New York Giants Career Passing Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Career Passing Touchdowns Leaders". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2020.