By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-12-08 01:01:45 | Updated at 2024-12-23 19:13:32
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Archie Manning hopes the next NFL quarterback in the family dynasty ends up playing for the Dallas Cowboys.
Arch Manning, 19, is currently a redshirt freshman playing for the Texas Longhorns under Steve Sarkisian.
He is the latest star in football's most famous bloodline - the grandson of Archie, the son of Cooper Manning and the nephew of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning.
Arch is expected to follow in his uncles' footsteps and reach the NFL and, ahead of Saturday's SEC Championship game against Georgia, Archie was asked which team he would like his grandson end up with.
'It’s funny, nobody’s ever asked me that. Right off the bat, if somebody asked me, I’d say Cowboys,' he said.
First though, the 75-year-old hopes Arch plays for 'three more years' in Austin with Texas.
Archie Manning hopes his grandson Arch ends up playing for the Dallas Cowboys
The 19-year-old is a redshirt freshman playing for the Texas Longhorns under Steve Sarkisian
The Manning dynasty began with Archie, who played under center at Ole Miss before being drafted No 2 overall into the NFL. He went on to play for the Saints, the Oilers and the Vikings between 1971 and 1984.
His comments stood out, in part, because he previously had a hand in guiding Arch’s uncle Eli to his preferred destination, the New York Giants, in 2004.
San Diego held the first pick in that year’s draft and intended to take Peyton’s younger brother until Archie weighed in.
He publicly stated Eli would refuse to play for the Chargers if they selected him.
Ultimately the Giants traded the fourth-overall pick, quarterback Phillip Rivers, and several future draft picks in exchange for Eli, who went on to play his entire career with New York.
