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  • Peyton Manning’s son impresses NFL stars at Pro Bowl Games: ‘The future’

    Peyton Manning’s son impresses NFL stars at Pro Bowl Games: ‘The future’

    The NFL’s most famous football family is poised to expand its footprint in the professional ranks when Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning finally declares for the draft.

    And there appears to be another Manning waiting in the wings after Arch – Peyton’s son, Marshall. The younger Manning was seen throwing the football around to some NFL stars while they were at the Pro Bowl Games.

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    Former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning with his son Marshall before the game against the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Dec. 2, 2024. (Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images)

    Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor described him as “the future” in a video posted to the Colts’ social media account. Manning threw passes into the end zone to Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase among others who were gathered in Orlando, Florida, for the game.

    “Marshall Manning, man, the future right here,” he said. “You are all seeing it at the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games. The future’s right here.”

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    Arch is the son of Peyton’s older brother Cooper, making him and Marshall cousins.

    Peyton Manning in the AFC

    AFC coach Peyton Manning, talks to players before the flag football event at the NFL Pro Bowl, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, in Orlando. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)

    Peyton and Cooper are the sons of Archie Manning, the former New Orleans Saints quarterback. He played about 11 years for the Saints as well as the Houston Oilers and Minnesota Vikings. His three sons, including Eli, all played football in some capacity.

    Cooper was never able to play pro football, but Peyton and Eli both starred in the NFL. Each won two Super Bowl titles before they retired.

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    Eli Manning was named a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first time on the ballot. Peyton is already a Hall of Famer.

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    Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.

  • Arch Manning says Peyton and Eli gave him wedgies and bullied him to make him tougher

    Arch Manning says Peyton and Eli gave him wedgies and bullied him to make him tougher

    Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has the privilege of coming from one of the most respected families in football, but he has also had to pay his dues along the way. 

    The 19-year-old phenom, who is set to finally take over as a starter in the 2025 season, said he has been bullied by his famous uncles, Peyton and Eli, and they have even given him wedgies. 

    “Back in the day, Eli and Peyton used to kind of bully me, so it was good, give wedgies and stuff like that,” Arch said during an interview with ESPN on Thursday. “You just gotta make the younger guy tough. My brother and I, we went through it a little bit, it was good.” 

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    Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, #16, throws a touchdown pass during the second half against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. (Scott Wachter-Imagn Images)

    As the nephew of Peyton and Eli, and the son of their brother Cooper, Arch is expected to carry on the famed Manning mantle in the NFL. With that also comes the burden of carrying the Manning family mantle of sibling bullying, including wedgies.

    Peyton shared a story of how Eli gave him a wedgie while on a golf trip, during a segment on ESPN’s “Manningcast” in December 2022. 

    “I was trying to take a nap, and I was in a corner bed, and he came up behind me, he kind of had me leveraged into the wall, and he gave me a wedgie, he almost went atomic with it,” Peyton said. 

    Eli insisted, “it was atomic.” An atomic wedgie is classified as one in which a person’s underwear is pulled above the victim’s head or higher. 

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    Arch Manning walks into stadium

    Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns arrives prior to the game against the Colorado State Rams at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on August 31, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

    “I was about to be asleep, I was so angry, basically, because the nap was interrupted, but the atomic wedgie was like an added bonus,” Peyton continued. “He was so proud, we almost threw down, but I was in pain and I couldn’t fight to well.” 

    Eli added that he ripped Peyton’s favorite underwear in the incident. 

    Meanwhile, Eli has, on multiple occasions, described the harsh treatment Peyton instilled on him when the two brothers were growing up in Louisiana. 

    Prior to playing in Super Bowl XLVI in early 2012, Eli shared the story of how Peyton would pin him to the floor and give him intense football trivia challenges. 

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    Eli Manning walks the siideline

    New York Giants former quarterback Eli Manning on the field before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Oct. 13, 2024. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

    “I probably have quite a few of them, but to limit it to one — his most popular move, he would pin me down and take his knuckles and knock on my chest and make me name the 12 schools in the SEC (Southeastern Conference). I didn’t know them all at the time, but I quickly learned them. It was a great learning technique. I don’t suggest anyone else try it out, but it definitely made me learn the schools of the SEC,” Eli told reporters. 

    “Once I figured those out, he moved on. There were 28 teams in the NFL at that point, so all teams in the NFL. I had to get my studying on for that. Then once I figured that out – the one I never got was the 10 brands of cigarettes. When he really wanted to torture me and knew I had no shot of ever getting it, that’s when I just started screaming for my mom or dad to come save me, or maybe Cooper. That was his go-to move.”

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    Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital. He previously worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.

  • Eli Manning says Peyton Manning trying to ‘steal’ 2025 Pro Bowl playbook

    Eli Manning says Peyton Manning trying to ‘steal’ 2025 Pro Bowl playbook

    For the third consecutive year, the Manning brothers will return as head coaches and go head-to-head in an action-packed Pro Bowl weekend, featuring star offensive and defensive players from the AFC and NFC.

    Peyton Manning, two-time Super Bowl champion and arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, will coach the AFC. Eli Manning, two-time Super Bowl champion who infamously beat Tom Brady to win both games, will coach the 2025 Pro Bowl’s NFC team.

    “Peyton kind of keeps trying to steal my strategies,” Eli told Fox News Digital. “He keeps trying to steal my playbook.”

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    Former NFL players Peyton Manning, left, and Eli Manning are going head-to-head for a third consecutive year as head coaches for the 2025 Pro Bowl between the AFC and the NFC. (Harry How/Getty Images)

    Last year, Eli’s NFC squad triumphed against Peyton’s AFC roundup in a final 64-59.

    In 2023, Eli beat Peyton 35-33.

    “It’s been a lot of fun coaching the Pro Bowl these last two years,” Eli said. “Especially beating Peyton these last two years.”

    The sibling rivalry is clearly alive and well in the Manning family, as Eli pointed the finger at Peyton for lacking the necessary skills to beat him, especially with regard to the game’s skills challenges.

    “He didn’t think about, and he didn’t really worry about, the skill challenges last year,” Eli told Fox News Digital. “He was all worried about the playbook and the X’s and O’s on the field where we just dominated him in the skills.

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    “Peyton’s not good at dodgeball. Peyton’s not good at ping pong. He’s not good at pool,” Eli said. “All he did was play football growing up, so he never learned any other skill. He didn’t know how to coach the players in some of those skills.”

    Eli touted his superior past of playing tug-of-war as one of his many advantages against his brother.

    “I almost went pro in tug-of-war years ago,” Eli said.

    The youngest Manning brother added that Peyton’s preparation includes studying and consulting with experts for the skills challenges, a relay race and dodgeball, among others.

    “I’ve just got to really rely on my instincts and, in my experience, playing flag football,” Eli said of his own strategy.

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    Peyton and Eli Manning sitting

    Former NFL Superbowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning, right, talk prior to the SEC Championship game between the LSU Tigers and the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Dec. 3, 2022 in Atlanta. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

    Above all else, Eli said he is excited to arrive in Orlando, Florida, and celebrate a season of successful football.

    “That’s what this is all about,” he said. “All of these guys had unbelievable seasons.”

    Travis Kelce, Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Myles Garrett, Cameron Heyward and Joe Thuney are among the AFC team’s headliners who earned their spot on the roster.

    Jared Goff, Kyle Juszczyk, George Kittle, Lane Johnson, Nick Bosa and Justin Jefferson are among the NFC athletes set to deliver a riveting flag-football performance on Sunday, Feb. 2, at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

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    “I watch these guys every Sunday competing on the AFC and NFC side,” Eli said. “To get to know them a bit, to get to hang out with them and see their personalities off the field is what I look forward to the most.”

    In partnership with Knob Creek, Eli launched a single barrel bourbon, Eli Manning’s 2025 Bold Pick, just in time for the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl LIX.

    “I got to go down to Kentucky and hand pick this bourbon,” Eli told Fox News Digital.

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