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Eli Manning discusses his future plans after 16-year career with Giants
By Adam Spencer
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Eli Manning won 2 Super Bowls during his 16-year NFL career with the New York Giants. Now, the former Ole Miss star is retired and looking for what’s next.
His older brother, Peyton, is still enjoying retirement and hasn’t worked his way back into the football world just yet. Will Eli take his time, too?
During a USO video conference call with service members and their families this week, Manning said he’d like to take a year off before getting back into something. He did add he doesn’t want to be an NFL coach (via ESPN):
“I really wanted to try to take a year off and just try to gather my bearings and get settled with my family and figure out what I want to do in that next chapter,” Manning said from his home in Mississippi. “I know one thing: I don’t want to be an NFL coach. I’ve seen what our coaches do and the hours they put in, and I enjoy being with my family and enjoy coaching some of their sports teams.”
Manning said he doesn’t think he’ll be able to stay away from football for too long, though:
“Football is my love and passion,” Manning said. “It is all I’ve known for the last 25 years and all I’ve been doing. I don’t think I can stray too far away from that. I’d like to hope to do something with the Giants, stay involved with them. I probably need a little break right now just because it’s so new. So I’m going to take a little time, enjoy some family time, but I assume I’ll be jumping back into football in some way.
“I don’t know if I want to do announcing … yet. Or go into that field. I might want to stay more hands-on with either the Giants or some coaching with a high school team.”
The future is bright for Eli. He’ll likely find plenty of work in whatever field he chooses to pursue.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
