ORLANDO, Fla. — Jaxson Dart and Arch Manning both have lofty expectations for their future careers, with Dart being the second quarterback taken in the 2025 NFL Draft and Manning carrying the legacy of the most famous quarterback family in history into his first season as the full-time starter at Texas.
Eli Manning has a connection to both as Arch’s uncle and Dart as Ole Miss alums drafted by the New York Giants. Manning has plenty of experience to share with both young QBs, knowing exactly what it feels like to be the youngest Manning trying to live up to the name and having navigated the journey from Oxford, Mississippi to the Meadowlands, with the hopes of the Giants franchise placed on his shoulders.
Manning spoke to media on Friday at EA Studios in Orlando for a Madden 26 launch event and offered his thoughts on both Dart and Arch as they get set to take big steps forward in their careers. With Dart, Manning is encouraged by a consistent theme of growth throughout his career, and says all indications from his visits to Giants camp is that the 25th overall pick is going about things the right way at Giants camp.
“I’ve been to some practices, and I’ve known Jaxson for the last three years, since he’s been at Ole Miss and gotten to watch his career. So I’ve been just impressed with Jaxson, because I’ve seen him get better every single year,” Manning said. “And that’s what you want your players to do, to make improvements — even though you’re playing well, not being content and wanting to make those improvements every day. So I’ve kind of seen that. It sounds like he’s doing that with the Giants. Every day, you’re going to learn something, and you’re going to make mistakes. That’s just part of it, but learning from those mistakes, not…
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Author : Robby Kalland
Publish date : 2025-05-30 21:37:00
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