Archie Manning has an NFL team in mind for his grandson Arch

Archie Manning has an NFL team in mind for his grandson Arch

Archie Manning could imagine his grandson making the Cowboys a great team again.

A TikTok user approached the Manning family patriarch at a bar and asked him where he would like to see his grandson, Texas quarterback Arch Manning, play in the NFL.

“I hope he plays in Texas for three years,” Archie replied as he pondered the question of where his grandson would play in the pros.

“It’s funny, no one has ever asked me that before. If someone asked me, I would immediately say “Cowboys.”


Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning warms up before the game against the Texas A&M Aggies.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning warms up before the game against the Texas A&M Aggies. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

Archie Manning said he would like to see his grandson Arch play for the Cowboys.
Archie Manning said he would like to see his grandson Arch play for the Cowboys. Getty Images

Arch Manning is the son of Cooper and nephew of Peyton and Eli.

He is in his second season at Texas and has spent most of his time backing up Quinn Ewers, but played well in two starts this year against UL Monroe and Mississippi State when Ewers was injured.

Manning also appeared in five other games this season.

As a redshirt junior, Ewers is eligible to play for another year and is cautious about his future plans.

“That’s the fun of being a part of a program like this,” he said in November. “The ability to sit back and just understand the pride and tradition that comes with playing here. I try to fully embody and experience as many moments as possible.”

Fox Sports’ top analyst Joel Klatt recently said that he believes Manning might actually be a “better option” for Texas than Ewers right now.

“I like Quinn Ewers a lot,” Klatt said on his eponymous podcast this week.

“I’m starting to get the idea that Arch (Manning) might be a better option. But he is more inexperienced. It’s very difficult. Don’t you feel like this could be a similar discussion internally to what happened at Alabama when they had Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa?

“There was a very real possibility that Tua would face Clemson in the semifinals in the playoffs this year. It hurts. They win the game,” said Klatt. “They give him a start in the national championship, and he gets the quick hook at halftime. Tua comes in and they win the national championship.”

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