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-           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.

GIANTS NOTES: 

-           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, is a 3-time NFL Most Valuable Player and was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XLI.
-           Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII after completing 19 of 34 passes for 255 yards, two touchdowns and an interception that caromed off Steve Smith's hands. It was the 22nd time in Super Bowl history a quarterback was named MVP and the 2nd year in a row a Manning won the award.
-           Manning was the 27th different starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl and the second Manning. Peyton led the Indianapolis Colts to the title in 2006. The Mannings are the 18th set of brothers to play in the Super Bowl and the 1st pair of brothers to play quarterback.
-           Manning joined Phil Simms in Super Bowl XXI and Ottis Anderson in Super Bowl XXV as Giants who have won the Super Bowl MVP award.
-           Manning was the 7th quarterback taken with the first overall selection in the NFL Draft to start a Super Bowl. The others are Terry Bradshaw (4-0 in Super Bowls), Jim Plunkett (2-0), John Elway (2-3), Troy Aikman (3-0), Drew Bledsoe (0-1) and Peyton Manning (1-0). The former No. 1 choices are 13-4 in Super Bowls. 
-           Manning was the 4th starting quarterback for the Giants in their 4 Super Bowls. The others were Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Kerry Collins. The Giants are the 1st team to start a different quarterback in each of their first 4 Super Bowls. Only 2 other teams have started 4 different quarterbacks in a Super Bowl, though not in the franchise's first 4 games. The Raiders started Daryle Lamonica, Ken Stabler, Jim Plunkett and Rich Gannon. Washington's 4 Super Bowl quarterbacks were Billy Kilmer, Joe Theismann, Doug Williams and Mark Rypien.
-           Manning was the first quarterback to wear No. 10 and win a Super Bowl. The only other starting quarterback to wear No. 10 in a Super Bowl was Minnesota's Fran Tarkenton in Super Bowls VIII, IX and XI.
-           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 a starting quarterback is 42-29 in the regular season and 4-3 in the postseason. The 42 victories are the second-most by a Giants quarterback in the Giants Stadium era (since 1976). Simms won 95 games from 1979-93. Manning is 32-20 against the NFC and 10-9 vs. the AFC. Manning is 16-11 in NFC East games. He is 21-15 at home and 21-14 on the road.
-           Manning has started the Giants' last 71 regular season games, the 3rd-longest streak among active quarterbacks at the conclusion of the 2008 season. Brett Favre had started 269 consecutive games and Peyton Manning had started 176 games in a row.
-           Manning's 71 consecutive starts is a record for Giants quarterbacks. The previous mark of 69 starts in a row was set by Tarkenton from 1967-71.
-           Manning is the first Giants quarterback to throw for more than 3,000 yards in four consecutive seasons and the first to throw at least 20 touchdown passes four years in a row. Manning is one of four quarterbacks to throw for at least 3,000 yards in every season since 2005. The others are Drew Brees, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. He is one of three quarterbacks with at least 20 touchdown passes in each of the last four seasons, joining Brees and Peyton Manning.
-           Played in his 1st Pro Bowl following the 2008 season to become the 1st Giants quarterback to be selected to the Pro Bowl since Phil Simms in 1993.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

-           Has played in 73 regular season games with starts in his last 71 appearances and has started all 7 postseason games in which he's played. In the regular season, Manning has completed 1,276 of 2,284 pass attempts (55.9 percent) for 14,623 yards with 98 touchdowns, 74 interceptions, a long pass of 78 yards and a career passer rating of 76.1. He is 4th in franchise history in attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns...Thirty of his 98 touchdown passes (31 percent) were in the 4th quarter or overtime.
-           Manning's 194 career postseason passes, 113 completions and 1,297 yards leave him 2nd on the franchise's playoff lists in all 3 categories. He trails Simms, who threw 279 passes and had 157 completions and 1,679 yards. Manning's 8 postseason touchdown passes leave him 3rd, behind Simms (10) and Collins (9).
-           In 2008, Manning started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Divisional Playoff Game...He led the Giants to their 2nd NFC East championship in his 4 full seasons as a starter and their 4th consecutive postseason berth, a franchise 1st. Only 1 other QB has led his team to the playoffs in each of the last 4 seasons - Peyton Manning.
-           Manning completed 289 of 479 passes (60.3 percent) for 3,238 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for a passer rating of 86.4. The completion percentage and rating were career highs. It was the 1st time since Manning's rookie season in 2004 - when he started just 9 games - that he did not throw at least 500 passes. The 10 interceptions are his lowest total since he threw 9 as a rookie and were half his 2007 total.
-           Manning twice had single-game career high passer ratings. On Sept. 14 in St. Louis, he completed 20 of 29 passes for 260 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions for a rating of 131.4. Three weeks later vs. Seattle, Manning completed 19 of 25 passes for 267 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions for a rating of 136.6, the highest of his career, including both regular season and postseason games. His previous best in any game had been a 132.4 rating in the NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas on Jan. 13.
-           When Manning's 4th pass at Cleveland (10/13) was intercepted by safety Brodney Pool it ended a streak of 108 consecutive throws without a pick, the 2nd-longest streak of his career. He threw 124 passes without an interception from Sept. 11 to Oct. 16, 2005, a streak ended by Dallas' Anthony Henry.
-           Manning completed 21 of 34 passes for 305 yards, a touchdown and an interception at Washington (11/30). It was his 1st 300-yard game since Oct. 15, 2007 at Atlanta and the 7th 300-yard game of Manning's career. Every one of them has been on the road. The Giants are 4-3 in games in which Manning throws for at least 300 yards.
-           Manning was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month in November and Sporting News' 2008 Pro Athlete of the Year.
-           In 2007, Manning started all 16 regular season games and 4 postseason games...Completed 297 of 529 passes for 3,336 yards, 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions. The 3,336 passing yards were the 2nd-highest total of his career, and the 23 touchdown passes were one less than he threw in each of the previous 2 seasons.
-           In 4 postseason games, Manning completed 72 of 119 passes (60.5 percent) for 854 yards, 6 touchdowns and 1 interception.
-           Tied a career high - and set a new personal best in a road game - by throwing 4 touchdown passes while completing 28 of 41 throws for 312 yards at Dallas (9/9). Three of the scoring passes went to Burress, the other to Derrick Ward...Manning's 60-yard touchdown pass to Burress in the 1st quarter was the 3rd-longest of his career. He threw a 78-yarder to Burress at Oakland on Dec. 31, 2005 and a 61-yarder to Burress vs. Philadelphia on Nov. 20, 2005...Left the game in the 4th quarter with a bruised shoulder...Despite the injury, Manning started the next week vs. Green Bay.
-           Led the Giants to their 1st victory of the season at Washington (9/23), where he completed 21 of 36 passes, including the game-winning 33-yard touchdown pass to Burress in the 4th quarter.
-           Manning threw a career high-tying 4 touchdown passes vs. New England (12/29). Two of the scores went to Burress and 1 each to Brandon Jacobs and Kevin Boss...Completed 22 of 32 passes for 251 yards and 1 interception for a passer rating of 118.6.
-           Opened postseason play by completing 20 of 27 passes for 185 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions in NFC Wild Card Game victory at Tampa Bay (1/6)...Became the 5th Giants QB to win a postseason game in the Giants Stadium era (since 1976), joining Simms, Jeff Hostetler, Collins and Scott Brunner.
-           Completed 12 of 18 passes for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns to Amani Toomer in NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Dallas (1/13)...Manning's rating of 132.4 was then the  highest of his career...His 52-yard touchdown pass to Toomer was his longest postseason completion...Successfully engineered a two-minute drive to the second quarter by completing 4 pass for 56 yards on a 7-play 71-yard drive in just 46 seconds that resulted a 4-yard touchdown pass to Toomer to tie the game at 14-14 at halftime.
-           Played another turnover-free game and set career postseason highs with 40 passes and 21 completions while throwing for 251 yards in the NFC Championship Game victory in Green Bay (1/20)...Increased his streak to 101 consecutive postseason passes without an interception.
-           Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII after completing 19 of 34 for a career postseason-high 255 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception that caromed off Steve Smith's hands the Giants' victory over the New England Patriots...Led the Giants on their game-winning 4th quarter drive by completing 5 of 9 passes for 77 yards and a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress. The most memorable play on the drive was a 32-yard completion to David Tyree, who secured the ball against his helmet after Manning eluded the grasp of numerous Patriots defensive lineman...Threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Tyree early in the 4th quarter that was set up by passes of 45 yards pass to Kevin Boss and 17 yards to Steve Smith...Manning was intercepted by cornerback Ellis Hobbs with 11:53 remaining in the 2nd quarter. It was the Giants' 1st offensive turnover in their 4-game postseason. The offense had gone 34 possessions and run 213 plays without turning over the ball. The previous turnover had been in the regular season finale against the Patriots - also an interception by Hobbs of a Manning pass. Manning had thrown 103 consecutive passes without an interception, including 95 in the postseason. He had thrown 111 postseason passes in a row without a pick...Manning threw 2 interceptions in the Giants' last 5 games and Hobbs had both of them.
-           In 2006, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game...Completed a career-high 301 of 522 regular season passes for 3,244 yards, 24 touchdowns (tying his career best), 18 interceptions and 77.0 QB rating...His 522 pass attempts were the 6th-highest total in Giants history. The 301 completions topped the 294 completions he had in 2005, his 1st full season as a starter. It was the 4th season in history that the Giants had a quarterback complete 300 passes. Kerry Collins had the other three: 335 in 2002, 327 in 2001 and 311 in 2000...Manning's 24 touchdown passes matched his 2005 total and left him tied for 4th in the NFL with St. Louis Pro Bowler Marc Bulger...Manning was the 1st Giants quarterback to throw at least 20 touchdown passes in consecutive seasons since Simms did it three years in a row from 1984-86
-           Completed a career-high 31 passes on 43 attempts for a career-high 371 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception for a QB rating of 111.7 at Philadelphia (9/17)...In overtime, Manning completed 8-of-8 passes for 83 yards, including a 31-yard touchdown pass to Burress to give the Giants a 30-24 comeback victory after they trailed by 17 at the start of the 4th quarter.
-           Finished with 17 completions on 33 attempts for 172 yards with 3 touchdowns, 0 interceptions, a long pass of 45 yards and a QB rating of 97.0 at Carolina (12/10)...Game long 45-yard pass to Burress was followed by a 28-yard touchdown pass to the same receiver in the 2nd quarter...Threw a season-long 55-yard touchdown pass to Burress vs. New Orleans (12/24).
-           Finished with 16 completions on 27 attempts for 161 yards with 2 touchdowns and 1 interception in the NFC Wild Card Game at Philadelphia (1/7/07)...The Giants scored on their opening possession when Manning threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Burress...Tied the game at 20-20 with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Burress in the 4th quarter.
-           In 2005, started all 16 regular season games and the NFC Wild Card Game in  his 1st full season as the starting quarterback...Led the Giants to the NFC East championship...Completed 294 of 557 passes for 3,762 yards with 24 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, a long completion of 78 yards and a QB rating of 75.9. The pass attempts and passing yardage were career highs...The 557 passes thrown was the 2nd-highest total in team history. Kerry Collins threw 568 passes in 2001...Manning's 24 touchdown passes were the most by a Giant since Fran Tarkenton had 29 in 1967.
-           Completed 12 of 24 passes for 204 yards, 1 touchdown and no interceptions in a victory at Oakland (12/31) that clinched the division title...Threw a career-long 78-yard touchdown pass to Burress.
-           Scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak in the 2nd quarter at Philadelphia (12/11), 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 (9/26/04).
-           Threw a career-high 53 passes (completing 29) for 344 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception at Seattle (11/27). The 53 passes were the most thrown by the Giants since Collins had 59 at New England (10/12/03). 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.
-           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 5 seconds 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.
-           Completed 19 of 35 passes for 296 yards and 4 touchdowns vs. St. Louis (10/2) to become the 1st Giants quarterback to throw 4 touchdown passes in a regular-season game since Collins did it at Indianapolis (12/22/02). Collins matched the feat in an NFC Wild Card playoff game at San Francisco (1/5/03).
-           Played in 9 games as a rookie in 2004, including starts in the final 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.
-           Earned his 1st NFL victory in the 2004 season finale vs. Dallas. 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 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 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-yarder to Shockey.
-           Made his 1st 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.
-           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.

COLLEGE:

-           Only the 5th quarterback in Southeastern Conference history to throw for more than 10,000 career yards...Holder of 47 Ole Miss game, season and career football records...Completed 829 of 1,363 passes (60.8%) for 10,119 yards, 81 touchdowns and 35 interceptions...Averaged a school-record 7.42 yards per attempt...His passing yards and total offensive yardage ranked 5th in SEC history, while his pass attempts and completions rank 4th...Manning's 81 touchdown tosses ranked 3rd and his 86 total scores (81 passing, 5 rushing) ranked 4th in SEC history...Set an Ole Miss career mark for average yards per offensive play (rush or pass), 6.70...His 1,491 career offensive plays rank 1st in school history...Set school career marks for 300-yard games of total offense (9) and 350-yard games of total offense (6)...Also set Ole Miss career records for consecutive games with a touchdown pass (16), consecutive 200-yard passing games (11) and consecutive 250-yard passing games...Won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top collegiate player, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given to the nation's top senior quarterback...Finished 3rd in the 2003 Heisman Trophy balloting...Finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback, and The Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year Award...Earned 1st team All-America honors from Southern Football Weekly, adding 2nd-team accolades from The Sporting News and honorable mention from Sports Illustrated...All-Southeastern Conference 1st-team pick and named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year by The Associated Press and the league's coaches...Also selected as the SEC Player of the Year by the Commercial Appeal...Earned the Conerly Trophy, given to the top collegiate player in the state of Mississippi (also won the Conerly Trophy in 2001)...Named one of 15 scholar-athletes by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, and received an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship...Finalist for Draddy Trophy (academic Heisman), given to the top scholar-athlete in the nation...Named to the SEC Good Works Team.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:
 
-           Named the Giants' recipient of the NFL Walter Payton "Man of the Year" award in 2007 and 2008, given to the player on each team who displays excellence on the football field and in the community.
-           Eli has become the Giants' leader in supporting the National Football League and American Heart Association's campaign, What Moves U, a national youth movement and awareness initiative designed to promote physical fitness and healthy living to an increasingly inactive generation of children. 
-           Served as a member of the President Bush's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. 
-           Is a major supporter of St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, making regular hospital visits and raising money for the Eli Manning Pediatrics Fund, which helps provide care for infants and children with chronic medical problems.
-           Champions the efforts of The March of Dimes, filming a PSA for on their behalf, headlining their annual "March for Babies" in New York City, and attending other fundraisers.
-           Has made a five-year commitment to raise $2.5 million for the new "Eli Manning Children's Clinics" at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson, Mississippi.  It is the only hospital in the state devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of sick and injured youngsters. More than 150,000 children from all of the state's 82 counties come to Children's Hospital each year. Host a black-tie fundraiser in Jackson each June to raise money for the clinics.
-           Serves as a member of the American Red Cross' Celebrity Cabinet, urging people to perform extraordinary life-saving acts in dire circumstances through the assistance of the Red Cross.
-           Is a supporter of Guiding Eyes for the Blind, an internationally accredited, nonprofit guide dog school with a 50-plus year legacy of providing the blind and visually impaired with superior Guiding Eyes dogs, training, and lifetime support services.  He is an annual attendee of their golf classic and dinner fundraiser.
-           In 2005, Eli participated in airlifts of emergency supplies with his brother Peyton to areas affected by Hurricane Katrina.
-           Every summer, along with his father Archie and brothers Cooper & Peyton, Eli operates the Manning Passing Academy, a summer camp for high school quarterbacks and receivers.
-           Participated in the Giants Foundation Golf Outing.
-           Played in NBC's golf outing benefitting The March of Dimes.
-           Attended a dinner celebrating the opening of the National Football Foundation's Gridiron Club of N.Y.
-           Attended the Giants Kickoff Luncheon benefitting St. Vincent's Medical Center.
-           Attended Coach Coughlin's "Champions for Children Gala" benefitting The Jay Fund.
-           Attended the Giants' annual fundraiser dinner benefitting The Ronald McDonald House of NYC.
-           Prior to the Pro Bowl, joined his brother Peyton and other teammates to Host Special Olympics of Hawaii for a football clinic.
-           Prior to Pro Bowl, hosted children from Make a Wish of Hawaii at a practice.

PERSONAL:

-           Married (Abby).
-           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...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.
-           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...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 Jan. 3, 1981.