Veteran backup QB retires for Packers coaching job

Mannion came into the league as a third-round pick out of Oregon State for the Rams of St. Louis. Leaving Corvallis with 13,600 passing yards and 83 passing touchdowns, Mannion went to the NFL with the title of the Pac-12’s all-time passing leader.

Mannion was drafted to serve as a third-string passing option, sitting behind Nick Foles and Case Keenum as a rookie. The following year, No. 1 overall pick Jared Goff would replace Foles, and eventually Keenum, on the depth chart. 

Over the last two years of his rookie contract, Mannion would serve as the primary backup behind. He would leave Los Angeles having played in 10 games for the Rams, making one start over those four years.

The next two years saw Mannion play on two one-year contracts with the Vikings backing up Kirk Cousins. In 2021, he would sign with the Seahawks as a free agent, but after getting released before the start of the season, Minnesota scooped Mannion up, signing him to a practice squad deal. 

In 2019 and 2021, Mannion appeared in four games, starting two. He would spend the last two years bouncing between the Vikings’ and Seahawks’ practice squads while not appearing in any games.

For his career, Mannion appeared in 14 totals games with three of those being starts. He finished his playing career with a 60.9 completion percentage, throwing for 573 yards and one touchdown to three interceptions.

The title of his position with the Packers is not yet known, but Henderson claims that Mannion will be working with quarterbacks and the passing game. 

As of right now, Green Bay already has a quarterbacks coach in Tom Clements and a passing game coordinator in Jason Vrable, so it’s assumed Mannion will be working in some sort of offensive assistant or quality control position.