This answer definitely surprised football fans since the Manning family has no direct ties to the Cowboys. Peyton played for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos and Eli played for the New York Giants. Archie himself spent most of his career with the New Orleans Saints.

Archie Manning is doing some clean-up after showing up in a viral video linking grandson Arch Manning to the Dallas Cowboys. In a new interview, Manning tried to walk back the comments he made in the viral TikTok,

Archie Manning is backpedaling a little on his wishes for his grandson Arch to play for the Cowboys. Over the weekend, a clip went viral on TikTok where Archie was sitting at a sports bar and a fan approached him and asked him where he’d like Arch to land in the NFL.

Plenty of NFL fans are already looking forward to the 2026 NFL Draft with hopes that their favorite team will draft Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. The former five-star recruit will be a redshirt sophomore in 2025.

Recent comments by Archie Manning that seemed to indicate he wants his grandson Arch to play for the Dallas Cowboys caused quite the sir. Now, Archie is backtracking, saying that his prior comment about Arch playing for the Cowboys wasn't to be taken seriously.

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