1. Mario Cashmere Manningham was born on May 25,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League.
23 Facts About Mario Manningham
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Mario Manningham was an All-American college football player at the University of Michigan, and was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Mario Manningham played two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers.
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In 2005, as a freshman, Mario Manningham recorded 27 receptions for 433 yards and six touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown catch as time expired in the game against Penn State on October 15, handing the Nittany Lions their only loss that season.
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Mario Manningham finished 2006 with a total 38 receptions 703 yards and nine touchdowns.
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Mario Manningham was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week two weeks in a row, first against Notre Dame and then against Wisconsin.
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Mario Manningham had a total of 72 receptions for 1,174 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2007, and was named a second-team All-American.
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Mario Manningham finished his career at Michigan with 137 receptions for 2,310 yards and 27 touchdowns.
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Mario Manningham had reportedly been removed from "multiple teams'" draft boards due to alleged marijuana use in college.
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Mario Manningham denied testing positive initially, then sent a letter to all 32 teams admitting he lied.
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Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that Mario Manningham scored a 6 out of 50 on the Wonderlic exam.
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Mario Manningham was selected in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft by the New York Giants.
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Mario Manningham signed a four-year deal worth up to $2.3 million.
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Mario Manningham worked on his punt return abilities and competed for the punt returner spot in 2009.
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Mario 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.
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On February 5,2012, Mario Manningham made a catch in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVI to set up the win against the New England Patriots.
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Eli Manning lofted a long pass down the left sideline to Mario Manningham, who kept his feet in-bounds by a fraction of an inch with two defenders around him for a gain of 38 yards.
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Mario Manningham ended the game with 5 catches for 73 yards.
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Mario Manningham signed a two-year, $7.375 million contract with the San Francisco 49ers on March 22,2012.
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The next day, the 49ers stated that Mario Manningham would be out for the season.
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Mario Manningham was activated by the 49ers on November 4,2013, after recovering from the injury sustained against the Seahawks.
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Mario Manningham finished the 2013 season with nine receptions for 85 yards.
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On March 18,2014, Mario Manningham signed a one-year contract to return to the New York Giants.