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Eli Manning

No. 10     New York Giants
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: January 3, 1981 (1981-01-03) (age 28)
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Mississippi
NFL Draft: 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 2004 for the New York Giants
Career history
As player: New York Giants (2004–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
2003 Cotton Bowl Classic Offensive MVP 2003 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Winner 2003 Maxwell Award 2× Conerly Trophy Winner (2001 & 2003) Pro Bowl selection (2008) Super Bowl XLII champion Super Bowl MVP (XLII) Other awards and honors
Career NFL statistics as of 2009
TD–INT	110-80
Passing yards	16,256
QB Rating	77.4
Stats at NFL.com

Elisha Nelson "Eli" Manning¹ (born January 3, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is the younger brother of NFL quarterback Peyton Manning and the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning. He played college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) after attending prep school at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans.² He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers, but immediately traded to the New York Giants, who traded 4th overall pick Philip Rivers. Manning won the most valuable player award in Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008.

Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2.1 2004 NFL Draft 2.2 2005 season: NFC East champions 2.3 2006 season 2.4 2007 season 2.4.1 Preparation for 2007 2.4.2 Regular season 2.4.3 2007 playoffs 2.4.4 Super Bowl XLII 2.5 2008 season 2.6 2009 Season 2.7 Statistics 3 Awards and accolades 3.1 College 3.2 Professional 4 Manning in popular culture 5 Personal life 6 See also 7 References

College career

Prior to deciding which college to attend, Manning received a call from David Cutcliffe, formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee. Cutcliffe had been hired as the head coach at Ole Miss and had previously helped Eli's older brother Peyton improve his game. Upon learning Cutcliffe was now in charge of the Rebel program, the 18-year-old followed his father’s footsteps, and made his way to Oxford, Mississippi.

During his football career at Ole Miss, Manning set or tied 45 single-game, season, and career records. His career numbers include 10,119 passing yards (fifth on the SEC career list), 81 touchdown passes (third on the SEC career list), and a passer rating of 137.7 (tied for sixth on the SEC career list). Manning also led the Rebels to a 10-3 record and a 31-28 SBC Cotton Bowl Classic victory over the Oklahoma State Cowboys in 2003. He was invited to play in the 2004 Senior Bowl, but chose not to play.²

As his senior year came to a close, Manning won many awards including the Maxwell Award as the nation’s best all-around player, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar Athlete Award, the Sporting News Radio Socrates Award, and the SEC Player of the Year. He was also a candidate for the Heisman Trophy but lost to Oklahoma's quarterback Jason White (1,481 voting points). Manning had 710 voting points making him third behind White and University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.³

Manning graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in marketing and a GPA of 3.44.⁴

Professional career

2004 NFL Draft

The San Diego Chargers originally held the rights to the overall first pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. With Manning being the most highly coveted player in the draft, it appeared that the Chargers intentions were to draft Manning first overall. However, Manning had publicly refused to play for the Chargers if drafted by them. The Chargers selected him with the first pick overall nonetheless as the team had a deal in place with the New York Giants where the Giants would draft and then trade Philip Rivers and draft picks (used to pick future Pro Bowlers Shawne Merriman and Nate Kaeding) to the Chargers for Manning. It is not entirely clear why Manning did not wish to play for the Chargers.⁵

2005 season: NFC East champions

Following 2004, Kurt Warner voided the last year of his contract⁶ and Eli was named the starter for 2005. Manning led the Giants to a 2-0 record with victories against the Cowboys and Saints,⁵⁷ before traveling to the west coast for a test in San Diego. Chargers fans did not forget the snub, and on September 25, 2005 when Manning and the Giants made their first trip to San Diego for a game since that draft day, the crowd booed Manning loudly every time he touched the ball. San Diego defeated the Giants,⁸ 45-23, but Eli displayed what may have been his most impressive performance of his young career, going 24-41 for 352 yards and two touchdowns.⁹

Following his performance at San Diego, Manning returned home to throw for almost 300 yards and a career high four touchdowns against the Rams at Giants stadium in a 44-24 romp.¹⁰ Two games later, he led a last-minute drive against the Broncos to secure a 24-23 victory for the Giants.¹¹ The drive culminated in a two yard touchdown to Amani Toomer with eight seconds remaining.¹¹ The following week, Manning overcame a weak first half at San Francisco to help his team secure their first official road victory of the season, 24–6. Despite a poor performance at home against the Vikings, throwing four interceptions, he again led his team back to tie the game in the final minutes before the Vikings won on a late field goal.

Manning's second season was largely a success. He finished in the top 5 in both passing yards and touchdown passes, while leading an offense that finished 3rd in the NFL in scoring, with a total of 422 points. It was the most points the Giants scored in a single season since 1963. The Giants won the NFC East with an 11–5 record,¹² and went to the postseason.

2006 season

Manning's second full season was reminiscent of his 2005 campaign. He started off playing well and completed over 65 percent of his passes through the first four games. However, he struggled in the second half of the season and his production diminished towards the end of the regular season. After losing a tough game to his brother Peyton and the Colts on opening day¹³, Eli and the Giants rebounded from a 24-7 4th-quarter deficit en route to a 30-24 overtime victory over the division rival Eagles in week two.¹⁴ Manning threw for a career high 371 yards in the win with three touchdowns including a game winning pass to Plaxico Burress in overtime.¹⁵ Following a poor performance against Seattle the next week¹⁶, Manning and the Giants responded by winning five straight games including wins over the Redskins, Cowboys and Falcons to push their record to 6-2.¹⁷

Following this winning streak, key injuries including one to receiver Amani Toomer pushed Manning and the Giants into a downward slide. ¹⁸ Playing against the Chicago Bears, Manning started well, but the Giant's offense was derailed by the loss of left tackle Luke Petitgout to a broken leg.¹⁹ Manning was held to only 141 yards passing with two interceptions. Petigout's loss left a gaping hole at the crucial left tackle position, and Manning was unable to repeat his first half success. Manning struggled the next week at Jacksonville²⁰ and the week after that, a costly interception helped to culminate a huge collapse at Tennessee, with the Giants seeing a 21-point fourth quarter lead simply evaporate.²¹ Manning improved the following week, throwing for 270 yards and two touchdowns, but the Giants lost again. Finally regaining momentum, Manning threw three touchdowns in a win at Carolina²², but then he stumbled badly in the final three games. He threw two interceptions against the Eagles and tallied only 73 passing yards in a game against the Saints. Although the Giants battled back to 8-8 the following week at Washington, Manning completed only 12 of 26 passes for 101 yards and one touchdown. The Giants qualified for the postseason and met the Eagles again. Although he did significantly better in this game than the 2005 playoff matchup, completing 16 of 27 passes and two touchdowns, the Giants lost on a last-second field goal by the Eagles.²³

For the year, Manning threw for 3,244 yards, 24 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.²⁴ He completed 57.7 percent of his passes, a five point improvement from 2005, but he again struggled badly in the second half of the season. Manning finished the season with a quarterback efficiency rating of 77.0 (18th in the league) with 6.2 yards per attempt.

2007 season

Preparation for 2007

Manning trained in the Meadowlands with offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and new quarterbacks coach Chris Palmer.²⁵ For the first time ever, Plaxico Burress²⁶ and Jeremy Shockey²⁷ practiced in the off-season with Manning to perfect their timing and chemistry rather than training alone in Miami as they did in previous years.²⁸

Regular season

Manning opened the 2007 season with an outstanding personal performance against the Dallas Cowboys, completing 28 of 41 passing attempts for 312 yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception,²⁹ but suffered a shoulder sprain³⁰ and was removed from the game late in the second half. Although he did play against Green Bay in week 2 while throwing for 211 yards with one touchdown,³¹ the Giants defense performed poorly again and the team dropped to 0-2 with Green Bay winning, 35-13.³¹ In week 3 Manning got a come-from-behind victory as the Giants defense improved, pitching a shutout in the second half and stopping the Washington Redskins on a fourth and goal situation, winning the game 24-17.³² The Giants defense then shut down the Philadelphia Eagles with an NFL record-tying 12 sacks,³³ holding the Eagles offense to one field goal. The Giants won with a score of 16-3.³⁴ The following week, Manning overcame a dismal first half to throw for two second-half scores³⁵ in a 35-24 win over their in-city rivals, the New York Jets.³⁶

Following two straight home victories, Manning and the Giants obtained their fourth consecutive victory with a 31-10 defeat of the Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome on Monday Night Football.³⁷ Manning performed well, completing 27 of 39 passes for 303 yards along with a pair of touchdowns while giving away two interceptions.³⁸ Behind a dominant defensive effort, the Giants improved to 5-2 the next week with a 33-15 win over the 49ers.³⁹ Manning played well again, throwing for two touchdowns in the effort. In week eight of the season, the Giants played a road game against the Miami Dolphins on October 28, 2007, in London's Wembley Stadium.⁴⁰ Manning only threw for 59 yards in the rain and mud, but he scored the Giants' only touchdown on a 10-yard run.⁴¹ This touchdown was the first in an NFL regular season game that was played outside of North America. The Giants defeated the Dolphins, 13–10, bringing the Giants to a 6–2 record at the mid-way point of the 2007 season.⁴¹

After losing to their division rivals the Dallas Cowboys in week 9,⁴² New York Giants co-owner John Mara publicly questioned Manning's ability to lead the New York Giants in 2007 but more importantly in the future:⁴³

“

The only thing we evaluate is 'Can we win with this guy?' That's the one thing. When we talk about any player at the end of the season, the No.1 question is 'Will he help us win?' And to take it one step further, 'Can we win a championship with this guy?'

”

After a week of criticism in the New York media and being outplayed by Tony Romo, Manning had a bounce-back victory versus their conference wildcard competitors the Detroit Lions.⁴⁴ Manning managed to throw for 283 yards and 1 touchdown but most importantly, no interceptions in a critical road game.⁴⁵⁴⁶

The following week in a 41-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Manning threw four interceptions and had three of them returned for touchdowns.⁴⁷ He continued to struggle until the last game of the season, against the 15-0 New England Patriots. With a playoff spot secured, the Giants could have rested their starters for the playoffs, but they instead chose to keep in the regulars and attempt to stop New England's quest for an undefeated regular season.⁴⁸ The Giants lost 38-35, with Manning completing 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards, with four touchdowns and one interception.⁴⁸

2007 playoffs

On January 6, 2008, Manning went 20-of-27 for 185 yards playing on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The underdog Giants won 24-14, and Manning had two touchdown passes. ⁴⁹

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"Eli had a great game today," receiver Amani Toomer said. "He took what was out there and didn't force anything. He doesn't get real excited; there is more than one way to lead a team ... and he showed that today."50

”

On January 13, 2008, Manning led the Giants to an upset victory over the heavily favored Dallas Cowboys, the number one seed in the NFC.⁵¹ For the third straight game, Manning played well, completing 12 of 18 passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions.⁵¹ The Giants were the first team to beat an NFC number one seed in the divisional round since the start of the 12-team format in 1990.⁵² This victory secured an NFC Championship berth against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, January 20, 2008. In the championship game, the Giants beat the Packers in overtime, with a score of 23-20.⁵³ The dramatic victory secured Manning and the Giants a trip to Super Bowl XLII.⁵⁴ This was the first Super Bowl appearance for the New York Giants since 2000,⁵⁵ and their first Super Bowl victory since Super Bowl XXV.

Super Bowl XLII

In front of a record-setting American television audience⁵⁶ and on the strength of a late fourth-quarter drive led by Manning, the Giants beat the 12.5 point-favored, undefeated New England Patriots 17–14.

“	Manning takes the snap, back to throw, under pressure, avoids the rush and he's gonna...fight out of it, still fights out of it and then he throws it deep down field wide open Tyree who...MAKES THE CATCH! AT THE 23 YARD LINE! What a play by Manning!	”
—Bob Papa calling Manning's completion to David Tyree., 57

On the following drive, Manning again connected with David Tyree on a play in which he avoided several near-sacks and Tyree caught the ball off his helmet for a large gain. Shortly after, Plaxico Burress caught a short touchdown pass with just thirty-five seconds remaining for the winning margin.⁵⁸ Manning became only the second quarterback in NFL history to throw two go-ahead fourth quarter touchdowns in a Super Bowl (Joe Montana being the first).⁵⁹ Following the Giants' monumental victory, Manning and the coaching staff spoke briefly with President George W. Bush.⁶⁰

Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII.⁶¹ He and his brother Peyton are the only brother combination to play at quarterback in the Super Bowl and the only set of brothers to win Super Bowl MVP, doing so in successive years.⁶²

For winning Super Bowl MVP he was given his choice of any 2008 model Cadillac, and Manning chose an Escalade Hybrid.⁶¹ The Wednesday following the Super Bowl he appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.⁶¹

2008 season

Manning and the Giants opened the 2008 season with a win over their division rivals, the Washington Redskins, 16–7.⁶³ “It was a great opening to the season,” said Manning, who completed 19 passes of 35 for 216 yards, and had one rushing touchdown and one interception. “There was a lot of emotion, a lot of excitement. You could feel it in the crowd."⁶³ In the Giants' second game of the year against the St. Louis Rams, they won again, 41–13, behind a stellar Manning performance.⁶⁴ Manning finished the game with 20 completions, 260 yards passing and threw three touchdowns to three different receivers.⁶⁴ The victory also marked the team's fourth straight victory over the Rams. The following week, Manning rallied the Giants to more fourth quarter magic, overcoming a late deficit to throw the go-ahead touchdown pass to tight end Kevin Boss and then in overtime, throwing a clutch 31-yard pass to Amani Toomer in the Giants' 26–23 win over Cincinnati. ⁶⁴ The fourth week of the season saw the Giants score on each of their first six possession and dominate the Seattle Seahawks, 44–6. Manning threw for two touchdowns, completing 19 of 25 passes for 267 yards as the Giants totaled 523 yards on offense, their most since 2002.⁶⁵

Following a poor team performance in a 35–14 loss at Cleveland,⁶⁶ Manning and the Giants responded with a 29–17 win over the 49ers and battled to a hard earned 21–14 win at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field.⁶⁷⁶⁸ Manning completed 19 of 32 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown in the crucial win, which pushed the Giants to a 6–1 record.⁶⁸ The following week, the Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys at home 35-14 to get to 7–1 at the midway point of the regular season. Manning threw three touchdowns in the game. New York improved to 8–1 with a 36–31 win at Philadelphia. Manning threw two touchdowns in the victory, but the crucial play occurred in the third quarter. With the Giants trailing by four, Manning appeared to make an illegal forward pass to tight end Kevin Boss. After review, it was determined that the pass was legal. The Giants scored a touchdown two plays later. Week 9 pitted the Giants in a battle with the visiting Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens had come into the game with the league's third-ranked defense; nevertheless, Manning led the Giants to a decisive 30–10 victory, improving to 9–1, which included a 200 yard rushing effort by running backs Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw.

The following week the Giants faced the Redskins at Washington in their second encounter this season. Manning threw his first 300 yard game of the season going 21/34 with an INT and a 40 yard touchdown pass to Amani Toomer. The Giants beat the Redskins 23–7.

In November, Manning was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month. For the month, Manning threw for 1,036 yards and 10 touchdowns, and compiled a 94.9 passer rating while leading the Giants to a perfect 5–0 record.⁶⁹

Manning was named to his first Pro Bowl on December 16, making him the first Giants quarterback to earn the honor since Phil Simms in 1993.⁷⁰

In week 15 Eli Manning and the Giants visited Texas Stadium, where Tony Romo battled through a lower back contusion and connected with nine different receivers, finishing 20-of-30 for 244 yards and two touchdowns leading the Dallas Cowboys to a 20-8 victory.

In week 16 against the Carolina Panthers with NFC homefield advantage on the line, Manning had a passing day of 17 of 27 for 181 yards and no interceptions. Manning led the Giants back from deficits of 21–10 and 28–20 to tie the game with just over three minutes left, including a bullet pass to Domenik Hixon for a key two-point conversion to tie the game at 28. The game was played in freezing conditions.

After becoming the No. 1 seed in the NFC, the Giants had a first playoff round bye week and home field advantage through the rest of the playoffs. In the divisional round, they faced the Philadelphia Eagles in Giants stadium with its signature windy conditions. Philadelphia went on to win the game 23–11. Manning completed 15 out of 29 passes for 169 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions.⁷¹

2009 Season

The Giants drafted wide receivers Hakeem Nicks and Ramses Barden in the 2009 NFL Draft. On August 5 Manning agreed to a new six-year, $97.5 million contract extension with the New York Giants that made him the highest paid player in the NFL, but on a yearly basis the third-highest paid player with an average salary of roughly $15.3 million, which is behind Julius Peppers ($16.683 million) and Carson Palmer ($16.166 million).⁷²⁷³

In the season opener, the Giants defeated the Redskins 23–17 at Giants Stadium. Manning threw for 256 yards, a touchdown and an interception. The following week Manning's Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys 33–31 on a last second field goal by Lawrence Tynes, Manning threw his 100th career touchdown pass on a 22 yard pass to Mario Manningham. For the game Manning threw 2 touchdowns for 330 yards. In week 3, the Giants beat the Buccaneers 24–0 with Manning playing efficient, posting 161 yards and 2 TD's on 14 of 24 throws. Manning led the Giants to a 4–0 record when they beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–16. Manning was 20 for 34 with 3 TD's and a INT. Manning suffered a heel injury in the fourth quarter and was forced to leave the game early. Manning had an MRI for the heel injury and was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. ⁷⁴ Despite being injured, however, Manning started week 5 when the Giants hosted the Oakland Raiders. He completed 8 of 10 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns before being substituted for David Carr due to the Giants being up by 28 points prior to halftime. Manning's performance earned him his first perfect passer rating in his career. During Weeks 6 through 8, Eli played with some inconsistency. In week 6 against the NO saints, he threw 1 interception and had one fumble. The giants went on to lose the game. During Week 7 against the Arizona Cardinals, Eli threw 3 interceptions, including one interception that was thrown on a critical possession late in the fourth quarter. The Giants went on to lose the game. Again in Week 8, Eli threw another 2 interceptions versus the Eagles. The Giants acquired another loss against the Eagles, and this made their record 5-3 and put them in third place in the NFC East.

Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	Passing								Rushing				Sacked		Fumbles
				Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	Y/A	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Sack	YdsL	Fum	FumL
2004	NYG	9	7	197	95	48.2	1043	5.3	6	9	55.4	6	35	5.8	0	13	83	3	1
2005	NYG	16	16	557	294	52.8	3762	6.8	24	17	75.9	29	80	2.8	1	28	184	9	2
2006	NYG	16	16	522	301	57.7	3244	6.2	24	18	77.0	25	21	0.8	0	25	186	9	2
2007	NYG	16	16	529	297	56.1	3336	6.3	23	20	73.9	29	69	2.4	1	27	217	13	7
2008	NYG	16	16	479	289	60.3	3238	6.8	21	10	86.4	20	10	0.5	1	27	174	5	2
2009	NYG	6	6	166	101	60.8	1390	8.4	12	6	102.2	6	7	1.2	0	3	25	4	3
Total		79	77	2450	1377	56.2	16013	6.5	109	77	77.9	115	222	1.9	3	123	869	43	17

Awards and accolades

College

• 2001: Conerly Trophy - Best College Football Player in Mississippi⁷⁵
• 2001: Davey O'Brien Award (finalist) - Awarded to the Nation's Top Quarterback⁷⁵
• 2001: Honorable Mention All-America - The Football News⁷⁶
• 2002: Second Team All-America - The Associated Press⁷⁷
• 2003: Maxwell Award – Nation's Top Player⁷⁸
• 2003: Conerly Trophy – Best College Football Player in Mississippi ⁷⁹
• 2003: SEC Most Valuable Back – Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club⁷⁹
• 2003: Sports Person of the Year in Mississippi – The Clarion-Ledger ⁷⁹
• 2003: Mississippi Amateur Athlete of the Year – Jackson Touchdown Club⁷⁹
• 2003: National Scholar-Athlete Class – Division I-A QB⁸⁰
• 2003: Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award – Awarded to the Nation's Top Quarterback⁸¹
• 2003: SEC Offensive Player of the Year – The Associated Press and the SEC Coaches⁷⁸
• 2004: SBC Cotton Bowl Classic Offensive Player of the Game⁷⁹
• Colonel Earl (Red) Blaik Leadership Award – All-America Football Foundation⁷⁹
• USA Today Player of the Year in Louisiana²
• First Team All-America – The All-America Foundation⁷⁶
• Southeastern Conference Player of the Year⁷⁹
• SEC Player of the Year – The Commercial Appeal and the SEC Coaches⁷⁸
• First Team All-SEC – The Associated Press⁷⁸
• SouthEast's Top Offensive Back – Touchdown Club of Atlanta Wally Butts Award⁷⁹

Professional

• 2008: Super Bowl XLII Most Valuable Player⁸²
• 2008: November NFC Offensive Player of the Month⁸³
• 2009: 1× Pro Bowl Selection⁷⁰

Manning in popular culture

• Eli, his brothers Peyton and Cooper, and their parents Archie and Olivia all appeared in an ESPN This is SportsCenter ad from 2006.⁸⁴⁸⁵
• In a 2006 commercial for NFL Sunday Ticket, he and Peyton came home to find Archie giving tips to Matt Leinart, confessing that he "always wanted a lefty".
• Eli's meteoric rise from rookie quarterback to Super Bowl MVP was chronicled in the 2008 book Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback, written by Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News and published by Skyhorse Publishing
• He has also co-starred with Peyton for NFLShop.com and Oreo.⁸⁴
• Eli has begun appearing solo in his own commercials, and is a spokesman for Citizen Watch Co.,⁸⁴⁸⁶ Toyota of New Jersey⁸⁵ and Reebok.⁸⁴⁸⁷ He reportedly received several more endorsement offers after reaching Super Bowl XLII.⁸⁵

Personal life

Manning was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity and was named Sigma Nu Athlete of the Year in 2001 and 2003.⁸⁸

In 2007, Manning proposed to Abby McGrew of Nashville, Tennessee.⁸⁹ McGrew studies fashion in New York City.⁹⁰ and has been with Manning since their days at Ole Miss.⁹¹ Manning and McGrew married in a private ceremony held in San José del Cabo, Mexico on April 19, 2008.⁹²⁹³ They reside in Hoboken, New Jersey,⁹⁴ in the same building as former Giants' quarterback Jesse Palmer and the Governor of New Jersey, Jon Corzine.⁹⁵

Eli and Peyton Manning volunteered in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The Mannings assisted in the delivery of 30,000 pounds of water, Gatorade, baby formula, diapers, and pillows to the people of New Orleans.⁹⁶

After touring the University of Mississippi Medical Center's Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children, Manning undertook a 5-year campaign in 2007 to raise $2.5 million for the construction of "The Eli Manning Children's Clinics" at the children's hospital. Manning said in 2007, "I am humbled by the work they do and am honored to make this five-year commitment to help raise funds to build this state-of-the-art clinic that will serve Mississippi families for years to come." Eli Manning's father, Archie, also has worked to raise funds for Katrina relief efforts.⁹⁸

See also

• History of the New York Giants (1994-present)
• Manning Passing Academy

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Carson Palmer	1st Overall Pick in NFL Draft 2004	Succeeded by Alex Smith
Preceded by Kurt Warner	New York Giants Starting Quarterbacks 2004-	Succeeded by Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Peyton Manning	NFL Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowl XLII, 2008	Succeeded by Santonio Holmes

v • d • e New York Giants current roster Active roster 8 David Carr | 9 Lawrence Tynes | 10 Eli Manning | 12 Steve Smith | 13 Ramses Barden | 18 Jeff Feagles | 20 Michael Johnson | 23 Corey Webster | 24 Terrell Thomas | 25 Bruce Johnson | 26 Aaron Rouse | 27 Brandon Jacobs | 28 Danny Ware | 31 Aaron Ross | 33 Gartrell Johnson | 35 Kevin Dockery | 39 Madison Hedgecock | 41 C. C. Brown | 44 Ahmad Bradshaw | 47 Travis Beckum | 51 Zak DeOssie | 52 Michael Boley | 53 Bryan Kehl | 54 Jonathan Goff | 55 Danny Clark | 57 Chase Blackburn | 58 Antonio Pierce | 59 Gerris Wilkinson | 60 Shaun O'Hara | 61 Adam Koets | 65 William Beatty | 66 David Diehl | 67 Kareem McKenzie | 69 Rich Seubert | 71 Dave Tollefson | 72 Osi Umenyiora | 76 Chris Snee | 77 Kevin Boothe | 79 Guy Whimper | 80 Derek Hagan | 82 Mario Manningham | 83 Sinorice Moss | 84 Darcy Johnson | 87 Domenik Hixon | 88 Hakeem Nicks | 89 Kevin Boss | 91 Justin Tuck | 94 Mathias Kiwanuka | 95 Rocky Bernard | 96 Barry Cofield | 97 Clint Sintim | 98 Fred Robbins | 99 Chris Canty Practice squad 5 Rhett Bomar | 30 Sha'reff Rashad | 34 Michael Coe | 36 Nehemiah Broughton | 45 Vince Anderson | 74 Dwayne Hendricks | 75 Anthony Bryant (Injured) | 78 Jacob Bender | 86 Bear Pascoe Reserve lists 21 Kenny Phillips (IR) | 22 Andre Brown (IR) | 93 Jay Alford (IR)

v • d • e The University of Mississippi ~ Ole Miss Academics Daniel Jones (chancellor) • University of Mississippi Academics • Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College • Golden Lamp of Knowledge • University of Mississippi School of Engineering • University of Mississippi School of Business Administration • Croft Institute for International Studies • National Center for Remote Sensing, Air and Space Law • Center for the Study of Southern Culture Athletics Ole Miss Rebels • Football • Baseball • Tennis • The Pride of the South Football Rivalries: Egg Bowl (w/ MSU) • Magnolia Bowl (w/ LSU) • Arkansas–Ole Miss rivalry • Alabama–Ole Miss rivalry Post-season Bowl Records: Bowl history Facilities: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium • Tad Smith Coliseum • Swayze Field • Ole Miss Soccer Stadium • Palmer/Salloum Tennis Center • Ole Miss Track & Field Complex • Ole Miss Softball Complex • Gillom Sports Center • University Golf Course Staff: Pete Boone • Houston Nutt • Andy Kennedy • Mike Bianco Notables: Archie Manning • Eli Manning • Deuce McAllister • John Vaught • David Dellucci • Devin Britton Campus Main: University, Mississippi • Lyceum-The Circle Historic District • Old Gym • University of Mississippi Museum • Rowan Oak • Barnard Observatory • Kennon Observatory • The Grove Other: University of Mississippi Medical Center • University of Mississippi School of Medicine Student life The Daily Mississippian • WUMS Rebels Radio • Alumni Traditions Colonel Reb • Forward Rebels • Hotty Toddy! Outreach Mississippi Teacher Corps Endowment: $472 million • Students: 17,546 • Faculty: 697

v • d • e Current starting quarterbacks in the National Football League (as of Week 8 of the 2009 season)     AFC East Fitzpatrick (Buffalo) Henne (Miami) Brady (New England) Sanchez (NY Jets) NFC East Romo (Dallas) E. Manning (NY Giants) McNabb (Philadelphia) Campbell (Washington) AFC North Flacco (Baltimore) Palmer (Cincinnati) Anderson (Cleveland) Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh) NFC North Cutler (Chicago) Stafford (Detroit) Rodgers (Green Bay) Favre (Minnesota) AFC South Schaub (Houston) P. Manning (Indianapolis) Garrard (Jacksonville) Young (Tennessee) NFC South Ryan (Atlanta) Delhomme (Carolina) Brees (New Orleans) Johnson (Tampa Bay) AFC West Orton (Denver) Cassel (Kansas City) Russell (Oakland) Rivers (San Diego) NFC West Warner (Arizona) Bulger (St. Louis) Smith (San Francisco) Hasselbeck (Seattle)

v • d • e Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winners 1987: D. McPherson  | 1988: R. Peete  | 1989: T. Rice  | 1990: C. Erickson  | 1991: C. Weldon  | 1992: G. Torretta  | 1993: C. Ward  | 1994: J. Barker  | 1995: T. Frazier  | 1996: D. Wuerffel  | 1997: P. Manning  | 1998: C. McNown  | 1999: C. Redman  | 2000: C. Weinke  | 2001: D. Carr  | 2002: C. Palmer  | 2003: E. Manning  | 2004: J. White  | 2005: M. Leinart  | 2006: B. Quinn  | 2007: M. Ryan | 2008: G. Harrell

v • d • e Maxwell Award winners 1937: Frank  | 1938: O'Brien  | 1939: Kinnick  | 1940: Harmon  | 1941: Dudley  | 1942: Governali  | 1943: Odell  | 1944: G. Davis  | 1945: Blanchard  | 1946: Trippi  | 1947: D. Walker  | 1948: Bednarik  | 1949: Hart  | 1950: Bagnell  | 1951: Kazmaier  | 1952: Lattner  | 1953: Lattner  | 1954: Beagle  | 1955: Cassady  | 1956: McDonald  | 1957: Reifsnyder  | 1958: Dawkins  | 1959: Lucas  | 1960: Bellino  | 1961: Ferguson  | 1962: Baker  | 1963: Staubach  | 1964: Ressler  | 1965: Nobis  | 1966: Lynch  | 1967: Beban  | 1968: Simpson  | 1969: Reid  | 1970: Plunkett  | 1971: Marinaro  | 1972: Van Pelt | 1973: Cappelletti  | 1974: Joachim  | 1975: Griffin  | 1976: Dorsett  | 1977: Browner  | 1978: Fusina  | 1979: C. White  | 1980: Green  | 1981: Allen  | 1982: H. Walker  | 1983: Rozier  | 1984: Flutie  | 1985: Long  | 1986: Testaverde  | 1987: McPherson  | 1988: Sanders  | 1989: Thompson  | 1990: Detmer  | 1991: Howard  | 1992: Torretta  | 1993: Ward  | 1994: Collins  | 1995: George  | 1996: Wuerffel | 1997: P. Manning  | 1998: Williams  | 1999: Dayne  | 2000: Brees  | 2001: Dorsey  | 2002: Johnson  | 2003: E. Manning  | 2004: J. White  | 2005: Young  | 2006: Quinn  | 2007: Tebow | 2008: Tebow

v • d • e Conerly Trophy winners 1996: T. Thomas | 1997: S. Patridge | 1998: J. Johnson | 1999: D. McAllister | 2000: J. Bright | 2001: E. Manning | 2002: R. Davis | 2003: E. Manning | 2004: M. Boley | 2005: J. Norwood | 2006: P. Willis | 2007: D. Fletcher | 2008: J. Joseph

v • d • e National Football League number one overall Draft picks Berwanger • Francis • C. Davis • Aldrich • Cafego • Harmon • Dudley • Sinkwich • Bertelli • Trippi • Dancewicz • Fenimore • Gilmer • Bednarik • Hart • Rote • Wade • Babcock • Garrett • Shaw • Glick • Hornung • Hill • Duncan • Cannon • Mason • E. Davis • Baker • Parks • Frederickson • Nobis • Bu. Smith • Yary • Simpson • Bradshaw • Plunkett • Patulski • Matuszak • Jones • Bartkowski • Selmon • Bell • Campbell • Cousineau • B. Sims • Rogers • K. Sims • Elway • Fryar • Br. Smith • Jackson • Testaverde • Bruce • Aikman • George • Maryland • Emtman • Bledsoe • Wilkinson • Carter • Johnson • Pace • P. Manning • Couch • Brown • Vick • Carr • Palmer • E. Manning • A. Smith • Williams • Russell • Long • Stafford

v • d • e 2004 NFL Draft First Round Selections Eli Manning · Robert Gallery · Larry Fitzgerald · Philip Rivers · Sean Taylor · Kellen Winslow II · Roy Williams · DeAngelo Hall · Reggie Williams · Dunta Robinson · Ben Roethlisberger · Jonathan Vilma · Lee Evans · Tommie Harris · Michael Clayton · Shawn Andrews · D. J. Williams · Will Smith · Vernon Carey · Kenechi Udeze · Vince Wilfork · J. P. Losman · Marcus Tubbs · Steven Jackson · Ahmad Carroll · Chris Perry · Jason Babin · Chris Gamble · Michael Jenkins · Kevin Jones · Rashaun Woods · Benjamin Watson Draft Years 70  • 71  • 72  • 73  • 74  • 75  • 76  • 77  • 78  • 79  • 80  • 81  • 82  • 83  • 84  • 85  • 86  • 87  • 88  • 89  • 90  • 91  • 92  • 93  • 94  • 95  • 96  • 97  • 98  • 99  • 00  • 01  • 02  • 03  • 04  • 05  • 06  • 07  • 08  • 09

v • d • e Los Angeles / San Diego Chargers first-round draft picks Stickles • Faison • Ferguson • Sweeney • T. Davis • DeLong • D. Davis • Billingsley • R. Washington • Hill • Domres • Babich • Gillette • Burns • Rodgers • Matthews • Goode • Johnson • M. Williams • J. Washington • Rush • Jefferson • Winslow • Brooks • Smith • Anderson • Byrd • L. Williams • Cade • Lachey • O'Neal • FitzPatrick • Bernstine • Miller • Grossman • Seau • Richard • Mims • Gordon • Leaf • Tomlinson • Jammer • S. Davis • Manning • Merriman • Castillo • Cromartie • C. Davis • Cason • English

v • d • e San Diego Chargers 2004 NFL Draft selections Eli Manning • Igor Olshansky • Nate Kaeding • Nick Hardwick • Shaun Phillips • Dave Ball • Michael Turner • Ryan Krause • Ryon Bingham • Shane Olivea • Carlos Joseph

v • d • e New York Giants starting quarterbacks McBride • Newman • Danowski • Miller • Leemans • Nix • Herber • Filchock • Governali • Conerly • Shaw • Tittle • Morrall • Wood • Tarkenton • Johnson • Snead • Morton • Pisarcik • Simms • Brunner • Hostetler • Brown • Kanell • Graham • Collins • Palmer • Warner • Manning

v • d • e New York Giants Super Bowl XLII Champions 2 Anthony Wright | 9 Lawrence Tynes | 10 Eli Manning (MVP) | 12 Steve Smith | 13 Jared Lorenzen | 15 Michael Jennings | 17 Plaxico Burress | 18 Jeff Feagles | 20 Jim Finn | 22 Reuben Droughns | 23 Corey Webster | 24 Robert Douglas | 25 R. W. McQuarters | 26 Danny Ware | 27 Brandon Jacobs | 28 Gibril Wilson | 29 Sam Madison | 30 Craig Dahl | 31 Aaron Ross | 33 Geoff Pope | 34 Derrick Ward | 35 Kevin Dockery | 37 James Butler | 39 Madison Hedgecock | 43 Michael Johnson | 44 Ahmad Bradshaw | 51 Zak DeOssie | 52 Tank Daniels | 53 Reggie Torbor | 55 Kawika Mitchell | 57 Chase Blackburn | 58 Antonio Pierce | 59 Gerris Wilkinson | 60 Shaun O'Hara | 61 Adam Koets | 65 Grey Ruegamer | 66 David Diehl | 67 Kareem McKenzie | 69 Rich Seubert | 71 Dave Tollefson | 72 Osi Umenyiora | 75 Manuel Wright | 76 Chris Snee | 77 Kevin Boothe | 77 Dek Bake | 79 Guy Whimper | 80 Jeremy Shockey | 81 Amani Toomer | 82 Brandon London | 83 Sinorice Moss | 84 Darcy Johnson | 85 David Tyree | 86 Jerome Collins | 87 Domenik Hixon | 88 Michael Mathews | 89 Kevin Boss | 90 Ryan Kuehl | 91 Justin Tuck | 92 Michael Strahan | 93 Jay Alford | 94 William Joseph | 95 Adrian Awasom | 96 Barry Cofield | 97 Mathias Kiwanuka | 98 Fred Robbins | 99 Russell Davis Head Coach: Tom Coughlin Coaches: Andre Curtis | Dave DeGuglielmo | Pat Flaherty | Kevin Gilbride | Peter Giunta | Jerald Ingram | David Merritt | Chris Palmer | Mike Pope | Tom Quinn | Sean Ryan | Bill Sheridan | Steve Spagnuolo | Mike Sullivan | Mike Waufle

v • d • e Super Bowl MVP Award I: Starr | II: Starr | III: Namath | IV: Dawson | V: Howley | VI: Staubach | VII: Scott | VIII: Csonka | IX: Harris | X: Swann | XI: Biletnikoff | XII : Martin & White | XIII: Bradshaw | XIV: Bradshaw | XV: Plunkett | XVI: Montana | XVII: Riggins | XVIII: Allen | XIX: Montana | XX: Dent | XXI: Simms | XXII: Williams | XXIII: Rice | XXIV: Montana | XXV: Anderson | XXVI: Rypien | XXVII: Aikman | XXVIII: Smith | XXIX: Young | XXX: Brown | XXXI: Howard | XXXII: Davis | XXXIII: Elway | XXXIV: Warner | XXXV: Lewis | XXXVI: Brady | XXXVII: Jackson | XXXVIII: Brady | XXXIX: Branch | XL: Ward | XLI: P. Manning | XLII: E. Manning | XLIII: Holmes

Persondata
NAME	Manning, Elisha Nelson
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	January 3, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH