{"id":110608,"date":"2021-04-20T18:29:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=110608"},"modified":"2021-04-20T18:29:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T23:29:50","slug":"eli-mannings-net-worth-how-rich-is-the-two-time-super-bowl-champ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/eli-mannings-net-worth-how-rich-is-the-two-time-super-bowl-champ\/","title":{"rendered":"Eli Manning\u2019s Net Worth: How Rich is The Two-Time Super Bowl Champ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Eli Manning<\/strong><\/a> will go down in American football<\/a><\/strong> history as either one of the best players ever or as one of the most average. It just depends on which Eli you\u2019re talking about. Let\u2019s start with hum-drum-regular-season-long-meme-able face Eli<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular season Eli played very average football over 16 NFL regular seasons. That Eli won\u2019t make the Hall of Fame<\/strong><\/a>, though he does deserve your respect. The Eli Manning that will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame<\/a><\/strong> is Playoff Eli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playoff Eli Manning was one of the few men who could slay the New England Patriots<\/strong><\/a>. His performances in the postseason were miles ahead of his regular-season play. Peyton\u2019s little bro knew how to throw when it counted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli Manning\u2019s net worth is tied to both versions of Eli. His career earnings would be much lower if it weren\u2019t for Playoff Eli. But even without Playoff Eli, the youngest Manning brother<\/strong><\/a> would still be a millionaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just how much is he worth today after two Super Bowl titles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli Manning College<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Before we talk about the youngest Manning brother, let\u2019s talk about his elders. Eli Manning is the son of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He grew up in the NFL\u2019s long shadow with his two older brothers Cooper and Peyton Manning<\/a><\/strong>. (Legend has it, Cooper Manning was the most talented Manning brother. A college injury would keep him from a professional career.) Eli\u2019s older brother Peyton also had a penchant for the pigskin, but more on him later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli\u2019s football-centric childhood practically forced him to throw touchdowns. To hear the Manning brothers tell it<\/strong><\/a>, they became quarterbacks because they were too slow, clumsy and tall to play the other positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elisha Nelson Manning IV<\/strong><\/a> (no wonder people think this guy\u2019s a goob) was born on January 3, 1981<\/strong><\/a>, in New Orleans, Louisiana, when 9 to 5<\/em><\/strong><\/a> was the number one film in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He played his high school ball at Isodore Newman School in New Orleans, the same as older brothers Cooper and Peyton. The Manning family is practically royalty<\/strong><\/a> at Newman. The Manning Clan is also revered in Oxford, Mississippi as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli was well prepared for college football after high school. The only question was where would he play under center? Would he follow his older brother Peyton to Tennessee or his father\u2019s footsteps to Mississippi? Eli, a rebel at heart<\/strong><\/a>, chose Ole Miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elisha joined the University of Mississippi Rebels from 2000-2003. His junior and senior years were his strongest<\/strong><\/a>, leading the Rebels to two consecutive bowl game victories over Power Five schools Nebraska and Oklahoma State<\/strong><\/a>. Manning was then awarded the Maxwell Award<\/strong><\/a>, a third-place finish in Heisman voting and the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was only one problem with Eli being the number one pick, though: Eli Manning hates Southern California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2004 NFL Draft Drama<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It helps to have a well-connected daddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Diego Chargers have long seemed a franchise bent on losing<\/strong><\/a> no matter what. It gives them the advantage of a single-digit draft pick nearly every year. The scene was no different in 2004 and the Chargers held the first pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That meant they would likely pick young Eli and promptly ruin his career. Archie had seen this movie before<\/strong><\/a> in his own career with New Orleans. Archie made a few phone calls and Eli\u2019s career was saved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The San Diego Chargers selected Eli Manning first overall, but only as a formality. With the No. 4 pick, the New York Giants<\/strong><\/a> selected Philip Rivers and made a deal with the Chargers. The draft picks were traded and NFL history was forever changed<\/strong><\/a>. Rivers went on to be one of the best to never win a Super Bowl; Eli one of the worst to win one, twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eli\u2019s NFL Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Eli Manning as the Giants' QB:

\u2022 56,537 passing yards
\u2022 362 passing TD
\u2022 241 Interceptions
\u2022 116-116 record
\u2022 2-time Super Bowl MVP
\u2022 4-time Pro Bowler pic.twitter.com\/MHLpe6UPBB<\/a><\/p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 17, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>