2010 Manning Passing Academy will include college star quarterbacks

The Mannings will hold 15th Manning Passing Academy in mid-July. This annual event founded by former New Orleans Saints star quarterback Archie Manning will include big-name college quarterbacks like Ryan Mallett, Andrew Luck and Christian Ponder.

Archie Manning will also have his three sons, Cooper, Peyton and Eli take full part in the camp, which is to aspire college and professional quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends and running backs. It’s estimated that about 1,000 kids are going to attend the camp. These fortunate kids will receive instructions from high school coaches, college coaches and assistants from various schools. Archie Manning himself will also put on his throwback No. 8 Archie Manning jersey to offer some help.

The event begins on July 8 and ends on July 11. Every camper will receive a J5V football upon arrival and a free DVD of the camp when they leave for home. The camp will also be a severe test of campers’ will and strength as it will be very hot in July Louisiana. But attending one of the best such camps in the country is just worth all of it.

Archie Manning said Favre’s return was expectable

While many people are discussion with excitement about Brett Favre’s ankle surgery and his possible return, former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning said it was nothing new to him as he always believed that Favre would return to the Vikings for 2010 season and the surgery was just expectable.


Watching 40-year-old Favre lead the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC championship game against his former team New Orleans Saints, Archie Manning saw Favre’s potential to continue with his brilliant performance even if he is older than most of his teammates and some coaches. Although the Vikings finally lost the NFC title to the Saints after the overtime loss, Archie Manning still believed that Favre could lead his team to win if the two teams rematch when the quarterback is 100 percent healthy.

The rematch is really going to happen in early September for the 2010 NFL season opener. Since knowing the schedule, Archie Manning has had the belief that Favre would return to make the revenge on Saints. He will prove that he is still able to win a Super Bowl ring at an NFL retirement age. As a former star quarterback himself, Archie Manning knows well what Favre is able to do with a strong sense of honor. As for the time of Favre’s retirement, Archie Manning joked that he is not expecting Favre, originally a Saints fan, to put on his favorite Archie Manning jersey watching others playing football in near future.

Archie Manning thanked Brees for fulfilling his dream

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning originally supported his son’s team before the Saints played the Super Bowl XLIV game against the Indianapolis Colts. After his former team beat Colts to win their first Super Bowl championship in club history, Archie Manning was just as happy as any true Saints fans and expressed his appreciation to Drew Brees for leading the Saints to the historical victory.


Archie Manning was drafted by the Saints in 1971 as a second overall pick and he spent most of his NFL career with the team, which was one of the worst in the league at that time. Although he was highly expected to bring the Saints out of misery with his talents in football, Manning eventually ended his tenure with the team in 1983 without winning any one of his 12 seasons in New Orleans. However, he has been still taken as one of the best Saints quarterbacks. Dreaming of a Super Bowl ring but finishing NFL career without it, Archie Manning always takes that as the most regrettable thing in his life.

As Brees managed to achieve what Archie failed to do, the former leading quarterback of Saints said he was feeling so lucky for being able to witness the most glorious moment as a life-long Saints fan himself that he would like to wear back the Archie Manning jersey to play as a backup for Brees if he was still young enough to do that.