{"id":301719,"date":"2025-08-19T22:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/301719\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T22:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T22:42:12","slug":"nfl-draft-rumors-arch-manning-clarifies-granddads-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/301719\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Draft rumors: Arch Manning clarifies granddad&#8217;s statements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Texas Longhorns quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/arch-manning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arch Manning<\/a> clarified statements his legendary grandfather made about his NFL Draft status for 2026 as he nears his first start of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Archie Manning said earlier this month that his grandson, and son of Cooper Manning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/archie-manning-says-grandson-arch-isnt-going-declare-2026-nfl-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">would not be declaring<\/a> for the NFL Draft after his redshirt sophomore season. But Arch Manning appeared to contradict his grandfather\u2019s statement when speaking with reporters on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/texas-arch-manning-081925-3.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning in 2023 spring game\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) on the sidelines during the second half of the Texas Spring Game at DKR- Texas Memorial Stadium. (Scott Wachter\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t know where he got that from,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He texted me to apologize about that. I&#8217;m really just taking it day by day right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manning did note that Archie is giving him advice on how to avoid dangerous hits on the football field.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Those hits add up,&#8221; Arch Manning said. &#8220;My grandfather, he&#8217;s hobbling around these days. He ends every call with \u2018get down or get out of bounds.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/texas-arch-manning-081925-4.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning vs Alabama\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) looks on from the field before their game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium. (John David Mercer\/USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/ranking-top-10-college-football-quarterbacks-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TOP 10 COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUARTERBACKS IN 2025: ARCH MANNING, CADE KLUBNIK LEAD LIST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The noise about Manning\u2019s draft status is a bit quiet for now even as analysts believe he could be a No. 1 pick in the 2026 pool. It will definitely get louder if the team goes out and defeats Ohio State to start the season on Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>It will be a big test for Manning, who has only appeared in 12 games through the first two seasons of his collegiate career. He saw a lot more time last season, throwing for 939 passing yards and nine touchdown passes in 10 games.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/texas-arch-manning-081925-6.jpg\" alt=\"Arch Manning in Atlanta\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Texas quarterback Arch Manning listens to a question during SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. (Gary Cosby Jr. \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/texas-longhorns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas enters<\/a> the 2025 season as the No. 1 team in the preseason Associated Press top 25 college football poll.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u00a0sports coverage on X<\/a> and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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