Mario Manningham

Mario Manningham

Mario Manningham on January 15, 2012 in a game against the Green Bay Packers.
No. 82     San Francisco 49ers
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986
Place of birth: Warren, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 95
Debuted in 2008 for the New York Giants
Career history
New York Giants (2008–2011) San Francisco 49ers (2012–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl Champion (XLVI) 2× NFC champion (2011, 2012) 2x First-team All-Big Ten (2006, 2007) Second-team AP, Walter Camp, SI.com and Rivals.com All-American (2007) Biletnikoff Award finalist (2007)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2012
Receptions 202 Receiving Yards 2,764 Receiving TDs 19 Stats at NFL.com

Mario Cashmere Manningham (born May 25, 1986) is an American football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. After receiving few opportunities in his rookie year, Manningham caught 18 touchdown passes the following three seasons, as well as three postseason touchdowns during the Giants' 2011-12 playoff run. Manningham won Super Bowl XLVI for the Giants, in which he caught a crucial 38-yard pass with under four minutes remaining to set up the Giants' game-winning drive. New York showed their appreciation by letting him walk that offseason.

He played college football at Michigan.

College career

2006 Michigan Wolverines football team huddle with #86 Manningham, #7 Chad Henne, #16 Adrian Arrington, #72 Rueben Riley, #54 Mark Bihl, #77 Jake Long, #83 Mike Massey, #65 Justin Boren, #85 Carson Butler, and #52 Stephen Schilling against Central Michigan

In 2005, as a freshman, Manningham recorded 27 receptions for 433 yards and six touchdowns, including the game-winning catch as time expired in the game against Penn State, handing the Nittany Lions their only loss that season.

Manningham finished 2006 with a total 38 receptions 703 yards and nine touchdowns. He was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week two weeks in a row, first against Notre Dame and then against Wisconsin. During the sixth game of the season against Michigan State, Manningham injured his knee and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on October 10. Manningham made his first game appearance after the injury as a reserve wide receiver on November 4 against Ball State.

Manningham had a total of 72 receptions for 1,174 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2007.

After the 2007 season, Manningham opted to forgo his eligibility for his senior year in 2008 and entered the NFL Draft. He finished his career at Michigan with 137 receptions for 2,310 yards and 27 touchdowns. Those marks placed him ninth, fifth, and fourth, respectively, in school history.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Manningham had reportedly been removed from "multiple teams'" draft boards due to alleged marijuana use in college. Mario denied testing positive initially, then sent a letter to all 32 teams admitting he lied. Manningham claims he failed two drug tests at Michigan. Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that Manningham scored a 6 out of 50 on the Wonderlic exam. This along with several other problems caused his draft value to drop.

New York Giants

2008 season

Manningham was selected in the third round (95th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. During rookie training camp, Manningham noted that he looked forward to playing with fellow former Michigan Wolverine Amani Toomer. Manningham signed a four-year deal worth up to $2.3 million. Manningham made his first reception on October 5, 2008 in a game against the Seattle Seahawks which the Giants won by a score of 44-6.

Manningham at New York Giants training camp

2009 season

Manningham has been working on his punt return abilities and competed for the punt returner spot in 2009.

Manningham kicked off the 2009 season by catching three passes for 58 yards and a touchdown en route to the Giants' 23-17 win over the Washington Redskins. He followed this up by catching 10 passes for 150 yards and a juggling sliding catch for a touchdown in the Giants' 33-31 win over the Dallas Cowboys.

Manningham became the starting wide receiver opposite Steve Smith after fellow receiver Domenik Hixon was injured in a week 2 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

2011 season

On February 5, 2012, Manningham made a catch in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVI to set up the win against the Patriots. Trailing by 2 points with 3 minutes 46 seconds remaining, the Giants started the winning drive. Eli Manning lofted a long pass down the left sideline to Mario Manningham, who kept his feet inbounds by inches with two defenders around him. The Giants went on to beat the New England Patriots 21-17. Manningham ended the game with 5 catches for 73 yards.

San Francisco 49ers

Manningham signed a two-year, $7.375 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers on March 22, 2012. On December 23, 2012, he tore his ACL and PCL in his left knee against division rival, the Seattle Seahawks. They lost 42-13. The next day, the 49ers stated that Manningham would be out for the season.

Career Statistics

Regular season

Season	Team	Games		Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FUM	Lost
2012	San Francisco 49ers	11	9	41	449	11.0	40	1	3	64	21.3	29	0	1	0
2011	New York Giants	12	10	39	523	13.4	47T	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	New York Giants	16	8	60	944	15.7	92T	9	1	2	2.0	2	0	1	1
2009	New York Giants	14	10	57	822	14.4	49	5	-	-	-	-	-	1	1
2008	New York Giants	7	0	4	26	6.5	11	0	1	-12	-12.0	-12	0	-	-
	Total	61	37	201	2,764	13.8	92	19	5	54	10.8	29	0	3	2

Postseason

Season	Team	Games		Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
		GP	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FUM	Lost
2011	New York Giants	4	2	13	189	14.5	38	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
	Total	4	2	13	189	14.5	38	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

See also

• Lists of Michigan Wolverines football receiving leaders

External links

• New York Giants bio