As a result of Arch Manning’s massive contract with Uber, the Texas quarterback is currently in first place in the National Football League standings and earns more than twice as much as the average pay in the NFL.
During the 2024 college football season, Quinn Ewers, the starting quarterback for the Longhorns, struggled with maintaining his form and overcoming injuries. The door was opened for Manning, whose performances, popularity, and last name put pressure on Ewers. This allowed Manning to enter the picture.
In spite of the fact that the Texas offense would benefit from the addition of Manning’s dual-threat abilities, head coach Steve Sarkisian has resisted calls to permanently include him in the starting lineup. With Ewers leaving for the professional ranks in the 2025 NFL Draft, Manning, who finished the 2024 season with a completion percentage of 61-for-90, 939 yards, nine touchdowns, two interceptions, and four rushing touchdowns, is now in a position to lead Texas into a new era.
In preparation for his third season with the Texas Longhorns, Peyton Manning has signed yet another non-injury contract, this time with the transportation giant Uber. As a result of the arrangement, according to On3, Manning has a NIL worth of $6.5 million, which places him at the top of the list of all collegiate athletes, even surpassing Cooper Flagg, who is a star basketball player for Duke.
By combining Roster Value and NIL Value, the On3 NIL Valuation is the leading index that determines the projected annual value (PAV) of college and high school athletes. This is accomplished by integrating the two aspects. Athletes, schools, and brands are able to negotiate roster contracts and marketing possibilities more successfully because to the On3 NIL Valuation, which creates a value via the use of a proprietary algorithm. Manning is leading the way in this endeavor.
A salary of approximately $3.2 million was the average for NFL players during the 2024 season. Due to the fact that National Football League teams are required to have a minimum roster of 53 players, a player’s budget is often comprised of enormous sums of money, and quarterbacks typically receive multi-year contracts that pay millions of dollars each year.
As a result, the median annual basic wage for a player in the National Football League is $860,000. On the other hand, this is a smaller portion of what Manning is expected to earn this year.
Together with his father Cooper and grandfather Archie, Manning made an appearance in a promotional film for Uber. The movie was shot in a Waymo, which is an autonomous ride-sharing vehicle that was just recently introduced in Austin. The 19-year-old person was made to laugh by the two veterans.
“Arch, do you arrive at school by Uber?” As Cooper put it. I have observed that you receive a significant number of parking penalties. It is likely that you are driving somewhere.
According to Arch, “Tickets are extremely expensive around campus, so I believe that Uber is the best option.” An additional statement made by Archie was as follows: “I’ve only been a couple of blocks, but it drives a lot better than Arch did last night coming from the airport.”
There have been additional recent connections between Uber and the University of Texas. Matthew McConaughey, a famous actor who is a lover of Texas, recently made an appearance in an advertisement for Uber Eats that was broadcast during the Super Bowl. There is a possibility that McConaughey and Manning will collaborate on an Uber project at some point in the future.