MICHIGAN IN THE PROS
BY CHRIS BALAS
A
fter two, injury-plagued years in
San Francisco, former Michigan
wide receiver Mario Manningham is
back in New York with the team that
drafted him in 2008. Manningham
signed a one-year contract in March
to rejoin the Giants — the team with
which he also won a Super Bowl in
2012.
Manningham appeared in only
17 games over two seasons with the
49ers, slowed by a torn ACL and PCL
in his knee that ended his 2012 sea-
son and his career in San Francisco.
The Giants welcomed him back with
open arms.
"I just felt like I was right at home,"
Manningham told Vindy.com. "When
I went back there for the interview,
within the first couple of minutes we
were all laughing and joking around
like I never left.
"I always felt comfortable with
those guys — the players and the
staff."
The head coach, Tom Coughlin,
is in the mold of his former college
coach Lloyd Carr, and Manningham
always had the same level of respect
for the two.
"Old school," he said of playing for
Coughlin. "He'll give you that look,
and he'll get in your face if he has to
and say a couple words to you."
Manningham is as close to healthy
as he's been in a while, but still work-
ing his way back. He caught nine
passes for 85 yards in only six games
MICHIGAN IN THE PROS
Mario Manningham Rejoins The Giants
Manningham hauled in 160 receptions for
2,315 yards (14.5 yards per catch) and 18
touchdowns for the Giants from 2008-11.
PHOTO COURTESY NEW YORK GIANTS
