{"id":209596,"date":"2025-07-15T18:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/209596\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T18:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T18:27:10","slug":"steve-sarkisian-on-arch-manning-entering-2026-nfl-draft-i-hope-has-a-hard-decision-to-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/209596\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Sarkisian on Arch Manning entering 2026 NFL Draft: ‘I hope has a hard decision to make’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steve Sarkisian<\/a> didn\u2019t even enjoy Year 1 with Arch Manning<\/a> as his Texas<\/a> starting QB before being asked about the NFL Draft. Manning could declare in 2026 and enter next spring should he choose.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also been whispers of Manning playing two more years at Texas and then entering the 2027 NFL Draft. Sarkisian didn\u2019t have a clear answer about what his quarterback will do just yet.<\/p>\n

But, the question was asked and Sarkisian simply wants Manning to have a great season. With a great season, comes a great responsibility to make a choice. Or whatever Spiderman\u2019s \u201cUncle Ben\u201d said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want the guy to have a really good season this year, and we\u2019ll cross that bridge when he comes to it,\u201d Sarkisian said.<\/a> \u201cI hope he has a really hard decision to make, because that means he played really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to hoping Manning would have a great year in 2025, Sarkisian was very complimentary of his quarterback. Manning seems to have already won over the locker room if he hadn\u2019t already.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s such an easy going, mellow mannered guy that he doesn\u2019t have to try too hard,\u201d\u00a0Sarkisian said.<\/a> \u201cI think him being himself at his core is what\u2019s going to be good enough for people to get a sense and a feel for who he is, and ultimately with his teammates. When you don\u2019t have to act and don\u2019t have to put on a front of something different than you are, it\u2019s a lot easier. He\u2019s fortunate. Because he\u2019s such a good guy, he can be just like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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