Arch Manning signed an exclusive name, image, and likeness agreement with trading card company Panini America on Tuesday.
The University of Texas freshman quarterback and the card company will hold an auction for a one-of-one trading card featuring Manning called the “Manning Prizm” card. Whatever is made will benefit children and their families in Austin, Texas, and surrounding Central Texas communities through both St. David’s HealthCare and St. David’s Foundation.
“Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, has just announced an exclusive partnership with Arch Manning, one of the country’s top freshmen quarterbacks who is entering his first season at the University of Texas,” read a statement from Panini America. “Expected by many to continue his family’s QB dynasty, Manning’s partnership with Panini is his first and only NIL agreement to date.”
The card will feature Manning decked in a full Texas uniform, which is a black jersey emblazoned with burnt orange lettering, white pants, and the school’s trademark white helmet.
Manning, a five-star quarterback from Louisiana, signed with Texas last recruiting cycle in a significant win for coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns. The son of Cooper Manning and nephew of Peyton and Eli is named after his grandfather, Archie Manning, the former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints passer.
The total value of the Manning’s deal with Panini was not disclosed.
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Unlike other players around the country, the quarterback and his family have approached the NIL market in a different way as they have been selective on partnerships and private about any other plans. Arch already comes from money, so it has never been an issue in his life.
Manning’s high school career at the New Orleans-based Isidore Newman School saw him toss for 8,599 yards and 115 touchdowns to just 20 interceptions and completed 64 percent of his passes.
