Mario Cashmere Manningham (born
May 25,
1986 in ) is an
American football wide receiver for the
New York Giants of the
National Football League. He was drafted by the Giants in the third round of the
2008 NFL Draft. He played
college football at
Michigan.
College career
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 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.
Professional career
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
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 has 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.
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