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Cooper Manning Had Funny Response to Coaches Who Recruited Arch in Sixth Grade

Manning (right) was already the apple of college football coaches' eyes before he even had braces. | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Football is in Arch Manning's blood. His father was a star high school football player destined for the NFL before a serious injury halted his playing career. Both his uncles, Eli and Peyton, are former Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks in the NFL.

So naturally, the expectations for Arch Manning's potential were through the roof. So much so, that, as Cooper recalled for a recent story in The Athletic, the family was receiving phone calls from college coaches about scholarships when Arch was in the sixth grade.

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