when did eli manning retire

Eli Manning officially announced his retirement from the NFL in January 2020, after the 2019 season with the New York Giants.

He spent his entire 16-year career with the Giants, debuting in 2004 and stepping away after losing the starting job to Daniel Jones and finishing out as a backup in 2019. His retirement was formally made public in a team announcement and press conference that month, marking the end of a run that included two Super Bowl titles and multiple franchise passing records.