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NFL families are usually under intense scrutiny by fans and the Manning family is no different. Eli and Peyton Manning‘s prodigy nephew, Arch Manning, recently announced his college commitment. The young quarterback finally announced that he will indeed be playing for the Texas Longhorns. While it is a big achievement for him, fans do not seem impressed.

After the high school senior announced his college intentions, pundits have already made NFL calls. With overly eager sources talking about the 17-year-old’s NFL prospects, fans took it upon themselves to humble the poor boy. Twitter saw an outrage of messages from fans that were brutal.

Fans show Arch Manning his place

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Arch Manning’s news was put up by the official NFL Rookie Watch. They announced that the young QB will supposedly be eligible for the 2026 draft. However, fans went on to absolutely mock the announcement as well as the QB.

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Fans went off on Twitter to provide some humorous comments on the young QB’s predictions. One fan spoke about how the high school QB hasn’t even had any college experience.

Furthermore, there were fans who were concerned about the QB’s high school graduation.

There were also jokes about Brady just playing against members of the Manning family.

Subsequently, there were comments about how this is not about NFL rookies anymore.

There were comments about how Manning should be able to play college football first,

Subsequently, there were fans who spoke about the fact that Texas was not the best choice.

There was also a slightly rude comment based on why the young QB is mentioned on the NFL Rookie Watch.

However, there were some supportive comments.

However, most comments were about letting the high-schooler graduate first.

All in all, the comments were about letting the player actually perform on the college level before displaying him on Rookie Watch. The young QB has notably become a big deal for high school and college football. Some of the hype is surely owed to the quarterback’s play. However, speculations are that it also might be because of his notoriously famous last name. He even got a huge reception from colleges that were recruiting him.

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The Texans’ grand welcome

While Manning was being wooed by different colleges, Texas went all out to bring in the young kid. The young QB got quite a lavish Longhorn welcome, with luxuries beyond imagination at high-end hotels and ships. The Texans spared absolutely no expense making the conditions the most hospitable for Manning and his family. It seems like this treatment worked.

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After the high-school QB has committed to Texas, it will be interesting to see how well he performs for the Longhorns. It remains to be seen how well the QB will perform and how much of an NFL prospect he proves to be.

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