Eli Manning

Eli Manning

Manning in 2016
No. 10 New York Giants
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1981-01-03) January 3, 1981 (age 36)
Place of birth:	New Orleans, Louisiana
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	218 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school:	New Orleans (LA) Newman
College:	Ole Miss
NFL Draft:	2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
New York Giants (2004–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI) 2× Super Bowl MVP (XLII, XLVI) 4× Pro Bowl (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2016) Maxwell Award (2003) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (2003) SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2003) Second-team All-American (2003) First-team All-SEC (2003)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Passing attempts: 6,825 Passing completions: 4,072 Percentage: 59.7 Passing yards: 48,214 TD–INT: 320–215 Passer rating: 83.7 Player stats at NFL.com

Elisha Nelson Manning (born January 3, 1981) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Mississippi. He was drafted as the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers and immediately traded to the Giants who in return gave up a package, highlighted by fourth overall selection Philip Rivers. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and the younger brother of former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning.

Manning holds Giants franchise records for most passing yards, touchdown passes, and completed passes in a career, and the NFL record for most fourth-quarter touchdown passes in a season. He led the Giants to victory in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots in both games. Manning was named Most Valuable Player in each Super Bowl, becoming one of five players to have multiple Super Bowl MVP awards (Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw have two, while Joe Montana has three and Tom Brady has four).

Manning is the active iron man for consecutive starts by a quarterback. Manning is one of four quarterbacks in NFL history with at least 45,000 career yards, 300 touchdowns, four Pro Bowl appearances and two Super Bowl championships (John Elway, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning). He is the eighth all-time leader in passing yards, and seventh in passing touchdowns. Though lacking the consistent statistical prowess of his brother, Manning is known for his exceptional performances both in the clutch and in the postseason.