After 16 years in the NFL and two Super Bowl victories, Giants quarterback Eli Manning has announced that he is retiring from football at age 39. That leaves his 14-year-old nephew, Arch, as the next in line to take over the “family business” of playing quarterback in the NFL.
Arch still has a ways to go before thinking about going pro but he’s certainly off to a good start. As a freshman at Isidore Newman High School last year, Arch led the varsity football team to a 9-2 record. He threw for 2,407 yards and 34 touchdowns in 2019.
Arch is the son of Cooper Manning, who was a high school star who saw his football career cut short; he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis before he had the chance to play college football.
Arch accounted for six touchdowns with his uncle, Peyton, in attendance at one of his games last fall. He has already drawn interest from Mississippi (Eli’s alma mater), Tennessee (Peyton’s alma mater), LSU and Duke.
Arch’s grandfather, Archie, believes he is ahead of where Peyton and Eli were at his age. He will graduate from high school in 2023.
