Cooper Manning is the oldest brother of quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning.

In high school, Manning was an All-State Wide Receiver, and was planning on attending college at the University of Mississippi.

"I think I get a little better (in people's memories) every year because of my brothers' success. When your career ends at 18, there's a lot up in the air," he said. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2008-01-30-lopresti-cooper-manning_N.htm

"When they took football away from me, I never took it out on the game. I really never had any bitterness. I just said, this is the hand I'm dealt and I'm going to play it. I don't know if I have it down pat yet, but I'm having fun trying." "When they took football away from me, I never took it out on the game. I really never had any bitterness. I just said, this is the hand I'm dealt and I'm going to play it. I don't know if I have it down pat yet, but I'm having fun trying."

"I like being able to get back to the real world," he said. "I don't know if it can get any better than this for me." "I like being able to get back to the real world," he said. "I don't know if it can get any better than this for me."