Transactions: 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.

NFL: Strong-armed quarterback with a historic football heritage and superstar potential… 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 and shared the 2003 NFL Most Valuable Player award with Steve McNair…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 an NFL starting quarterback is 12-11 in the regular season and 0-1 in the playoffs.

2005: Started all 16 games, plus the NFC Wild Card Playoff Game…Record was 11-5 in the regular season, plus 0-1 in the postseason…Finished the season with 294 completions on 557 attempts for 3,762 yards with 24 touchdown, 17 interceptions, a long completion of 78 yards and a QB rating of 75.9…The 557 passes he threw this season was the second-highest total in team history. Kerry Collins threw 568 passes in 2001…His 294 completions place him fourth on the Giants' single-season list (behind Collins in 2002, 2001 and 2000). His 3,762 yards were fifth all-time…Manning’s 24 touchdown passes were the most by a Giant since Fran Tarkenton had 29 in 1967…Completed 10 of 18 passes for 113 yards with no touchdowns and 3 interceptions in his playoff debut in the NFC Wild Card Game vs. Carolina (1/8/06)…Completed 12 of 24 passes for 204 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions at Oakland (12/31). Threw his 24th touchdown of the season on a career-long 78-yard catch and run to WR Plaxico Burress. Did not throw an interception for the 1st time in 5 games…Completed 23 of 41 passes for 244 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception at Washington (12/24). Touchdown came on a 25-yard pass to WR Amani Toomer that was deflected by Burress. A 36-yard touchdown to Toomer in the 4th quarter was nullified by a holding call…Completed 17 of 32 passes for 186 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception vs. Kansas City (12/17). Touchdown pass was for 31 yards to Toomer in the 4th quarter Completed a 16-yard pass to WR Tim Carter and a 17-yarder to TE Jeremy Shockey on consecutive plays in the 2nd quarter to help set up Jay Feely’s 41-yard field to give the Giants a 10-3 halftime lead. His 15-yard completion to Burress in the 3rd quarter on 3rd-and-4 extended a drive that resulted in Tiki Barber’s 20-yard touchdown run to give the Giants a 27-17 lead with 2:48 remaining in the game…Completed 28 of 44 passes for 312 yards, with 1 touchdown and 3 interceptions, and ran for a score at Philadelphia (12/11). Threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Barber on the Giants' 1st possession. Scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak in the 2nd quarter, the 1st rushing touchdown of Manning's career and the first by a Giants quarterback since Kurt Warner scored on a 1-yard run vs. Cleveland on Sept. 26, 2004…Completed 12 of 31 passes for 152 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions vs. Dallas (12/4). Long pass of the game was for 35 yards to Carter and helped set up Jay Feely’s 27-yard field goal…Completed 29 of 53 passes (both career highs) for 344 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. The 53 passes were the most thrown by the Giants since Collins had 59 at New England on Oct. 12, 2003. It was the 17th time in Giants history that they have thrown at least 50 passes in a game, the 15th time when one quarterback made all the throws. The Giants are 0-17 in those games. It was the 12th consecutive game in which Manning threw at least 1 touchdown pass, 3 shy of the Giants record set by Y.A. Tittle from 1962-64. Threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Shockey in the 2nd quarter to give the Giants a 10-7 lead. His 13-yard completion to Shockey converted a 3rd-and-10 on the Giants' game-tying drive in the 4th quarter and set up Manning's 2nd touchdown of the game, an 18-yarder to Toomer. Successful 2-point conversion pass to Shockey tied the game at 21…Completed 17 of 26 passes for 218 yards with 3 touchdowns, no interceptions and career-high QB rating of 130.0 vs. Philadelphia (11/20). His 3 touchdown passes, were 1 shy of the career high he set on Oct. 2 against St. Louis…Completed 23 of 48 passes for 291 yards, 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions vs. Minnesota (11/13). Three of the picks were by Darren Sharper, including one he returned 92 yards for a touchdown…Completed 18 of 33 passes for 251 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions at San Francisco (11/6). Threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Shockey on 4th-and-1 late in the second quarter to give the Giants a 10-0 halftime lead. Manning’s game-long 50-yard completion to Burress helped set up Brandon Jacobs’ 1-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter. A 23-yard completion to Toomer on 3rd-and-8 set up another Jacobs 1-yard score. The 24-6 victory was Manning’s 1st away from Giants Stadium…Completed 12 of 31 passes for 146 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception vs. Washington (10/30). Ten-yard touchdown pass to Shockey at the start of the 3rd quarter gave the Giants a 26-0 lead…Completed 23 of 42 passes for 214 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception vs. Denver (10/23). Led the Giants on 2 touchdown drives in the 4th quarter to secure his 2nd career 4th quarter come-from-behind-victory. His 2-yard touchdown pass to Toomer with :05 remaining in the game gave the Giants a 24-23 victory. On the game-winning 83-yard drive, Manning completed 8 of 13 passes for 68 yards. Manning's key completions on the drive were a 6-yard pass to Burress after scrambling to elude a sack on 3rd-and-4, a 24-yard completion to Shockey on 3rd-and-10 and the 2-yard touchdown pass to Toomer. A 23-yard pass to Burress earlier in the 4th quarter set up Barber's 4-yard touchdown drive. Threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Burress in the 1st quarter…Completed 14 of 29 passes for 215 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception at Dallas (10/16). Threw a game-long 59-yard pass to Shockey in the 4th quarter. Manning’s 28-yard completion to Burress set up his 24-yard touchdown pass to Shockey with 19 seconds remaining, which tied the score at 13-13 and forced overtime. Manning’s 3rd pass of the 2nd half was intercepted by Dallas cornerback Anthony Henry at the Dallas 1-yard line, ending Manning’s streak at a career-long 124 passes without an interception.…Completed 19 of 35 passes for 296 yards, a career-high 4 touchdowns (2 to Burrress and 1 each to Toomer and Shockey) vs. St. Louis (10/2). Became the first Giants quarterback to throw 4 touchdown passes in a regular-season game since Collins did it at Indianapolis on Dec. 22, 2002. Collins matched the feat in an NFC Wild Card playoff game at San Francisco on Jan. 5, 2003. Two of Manning's touchdown passes were 31 yards long (the 1st to Burress and the 2nd to Shockey)…Threw for a career-high 352 yards while completing 24 of 41 passes at San Diego (9/25). Threw 2 touchdown passes and no interceptions. Manning’s 32-yard pass to Shockey on the game's opening drive helped set up Feely’s 22-yard field goal. His 44-yard completion to Tim Carter set up a 5-yard touchdown pass to Burress, while a 30-yard pass to Shockey in the 2nd quarter set up a 4-yard scoring pass to David Tyree…Completed 13 of 24 passes for 165 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions ay New Orleans (9/19). Game was played in Giants Stadium after being moved from Superdome due to Hurricane Katrina…Completed 10 of 23 passes for 172 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions in the season-opener vs. Arizona (9/11). First touchdown pass of the game was a 20-yarder to Shockey to give the Giants a 7-0 lead in the 1st quarter. Game-long 44-yard completion to Burress in the 3rd quarter helped set up Jacobs’ 5-yard touchdown run. His 2nd touchdown pass was a 13-yard pass to Burress in the 4th quarter.

2004:  Was the 1st choice of the 2004 NFL draft, by the San Diego Chargers, the highest an Ole Miss player has ever been picked. Soon after his selection, Manning was traded to the Giants for quarterback Philip Rivers (the No. 4 overall pick), a 3rd-round choice in 2004 and 1st and 5th-round choices in 2005...Played in 9 games, including starts in the last 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…Started and earned his 1st NFL victory in the season finale vs. Dallas (1/2). Completed 18 of 27 passes for 144 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception and a rating of 101.5. Threw touchdown passes of 2 yards to Visanthe Shiancoe in the 2nd quarter, 15 yards to David 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 19 passes on 37 attempts for 201 yards, no touchdowns and 1 interception at Cincinnati (12/26)…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. Pittsburgh (12/18). Threw his 2nd touchdown pass of the season in the 1st quarter, a 2-yard pass to Jeremy Shockey. Completed a 49-yard pass to Tyree and a 17-yarder to Barber on a drive that resulted in his 2nd touchdown pass of the game, a 1-yarder to Marcellus Rivers. Completed a pair of 17-yard passes to Amani Toomer and a 15-yarder to Ike Hilliard to help set up Barber’s 1-yard touchdown run…Completed 4 of 18 passes for 27 yards with 2 interceptions at Baltimore (12/12). Was replaced by Kurt Warner in the 4th quarter…Started on the road for the 1st time at Washington (12/5) and completed 12 of 25 passes for 113 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions…Completed 6 of 21 passes for 148 yards, no touchdowns and 2 interceptions vs. Philadelphia (11/28). Hooked up with fellow rookie Jamaar Taylor for a pair of completions that gained at least 50 yards: a 50-yarder to set up a field goal in the 1st period and a 52-yarder in the 2nd period...Made his first NFL start vs. Atlanta (11/21) and completed 17 of 37 passes for 162 yards, 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions. His 1st NFL touchdown pass was a 6-yarder to Shockey. Coincidently, the initial pro scoring pass for all 3 Manning quarterbacks was 6 yards long. Archie Manning threw a 6-yarder to Dave Parks in 1971. Peyton Manning's 6-yard touchdown pass went to Marvin Harrison on Sept. 6, 1998…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…Did not play at Arizona (11/14) and vs. Chicago (11/7)…Saw action late in the 4th quarter at Minnesota (10/31). The Giants led, 34-13, and Manning did not attempt a pass…Did not play as the 2nd quarterback vs. Detriot (10/24), at Dallas (10/10), at Green Bay (10/3), vs. Cleveland (9/26) and vs. Washington (9/19)…Saw his 1st NFL regular season action when he replaced Warner with 2:37 remaining in the 4th quarter at Philadelphia (9/12), with the Giants trailing, 31-10. Completed 3 of 9 passes for 66 yards, including a 34-yarder, no touchdowns and no interceptions. Was sacked once and fumbled after being blindsided by Jerome McDougle. On his 1st career snap, he handed the ball off to Barber, who ran 72 yards for a touchdown. Manning’s long completion of 34 yards was a short screen pass to Barber on the final drive of the game.

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In 2005, Eli and his brother Peyton organized and participated in airlifts of emergency supplies to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina…Eli was also honored during the Police Athletic League of New York City’s “SportsNite” fundraiser, hosted children from the Boys and Girls Club of New Jersey at Giants Stadium and participated in the Giants Foundation Golf Outing…He attended Tom Coughlin’s Jay Fund “Pigskin Ball” fundraiser…Attended the Giants’ Ronald McDonald House fundraiser dinner…Made a financial contribution to Habitat for Humanity International’s Katrina Relief Fund.

Personal: Attended Isidore Newman (New Orleans, La.) High…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...As a senior, guided Newman 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%) for 7,389 yards and 81 touchdowns with only 24 interceptions...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 New Orleans, Houston and Minnesota. Brother, Peyton played at Tennessee and was the No. 1 pick in the 1998 draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He has started all 128 regular season games in his NFL career and was the NFL’s co-MVP in 2003...Oldest brother, Cooper, was a freshman member of the Ole Miss football team in 1992, but a congenital narrowing of the spinal canal and a bulging disk in his neck ended a promising career...Born Elisha Nelson Manning on 1/03/81.