Sean Mannion is a football player who joined the National Football League (NFL) in 2015 after being drafted by the Los Angeles Rams. The quarterback began his football career in high school and later played college football for the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University.
Mannion’s contract with the Rams expires in 2019 and since he joined the team his value has increased dramatically. According to OregonLive, if he eventually becomes a free agent, he could still sign a contract.
Sean Mannion Bio (Age)
The American football player was born SeanThomas Mannion on April 25, 1992 in San Jose, California. He attended Foothill High School in Pleasanton, California, where he played football, baseball, and basketball. He played as a pitcher on the varsity baseball team during his junior and senior years, but while he also played on the junior varsity basketball team, he was unable to make the varsity team.
Playing with the Foothill Falcons football teamSean Mannion threw for 3,521 yards and 27 touchdowns in 12 games during his senior year. After graduating from high school, ESPN considered him a three-star recruit. After his impressive high school record, many universities including San Diego State, San Jose State, UCLA and Washington State wanted Sean on their team, but he turned them down in favor of Oregon State University. He signed with the school on February 3, 2010, ending the year as a total freshman.
In 2011, the talented player started 10 of 12 games and finished the season with 305 of 473 passes for 3,328 yards, 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. The following year, he completed 200 of 309 attempted passes for 2,446 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.
Sean Mannion continued in starting position throughout the 2013 season and by the end of the season he had a school record 37 touchdowns. Sean was still the starter up until his senior year in 2014 and that season he surpassed Derek Anderson’s records. Later in 2014, he beat Matt Barkley, who was The Pac-12’s front runner when it comes to overtaking. He finished the season with 3,164 yards and 15 touchdowns.
During his college football career, SeanMannion started 43 games, completed 1,187 of 1,838 attempted passes for 13,600 yards, and had 83 touchdowns and 54 interceptions. After his appearance at the NFL Combine, NFLDraftScout.com considered the young star to be the sixth picking quarterback in the 2015 NFL Draft. He was eventually selected by the St. Louis Rams in the third round (89 overall) of this year’s NFL draft.
He made his professional debut in 2015 in a Week 12 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
salary
Sean Mannion has earned $3.25 million since entering the professional football league four seasons ago, ranking 1,857th among active NFL players competing in 2018.
In 2015, the quarterback signed a four-year contract. The contract includes a $625,797 signing bonus, a $625,797 guarantee, and an average annual salary of $812,724.
His 2015 base salary was $435,000, and in 2016 he earned $582,285, followed by $730,037 in 2017. In 2018, Mannion earned a base salary of $877,778 , a $ 156,450 signing bonus , a roster $1,034,228 bonus and a cap hit worth $1,034,227. In 2019, Sean Mannion will be a free agent.
Family – parents, wife
Sean Mannion is the son of John Mannion (father) and Inga Mannion (mother). His father, who was involved in football, spent a good number of his years coaching various football teams. He relocated from California to Silverton, where he served as the head coach at Silverton High School in Oregon for seven years and helped the team set some impressive records.
In 1996, Sean’s father was a coach at Sean’s Foothill High School, Pleasanton, winning 4 section championships and 8 leagues for the team, eventually becoming the school’s head coach in 2007. No wonder Sean started playing sports at a young age and often credits his father as his role model.
Although Sean Mannion has a busy life as a professional soccer player, he is still able to develop a marital relationship with his wife, Megan Lopez.
The quarterback dated his now-wife for many years before they tied the knot in 2016 in a private wedding ceremony in Oregon attended by family and friends.
Height
The professional American football player is just the right size to function effectively in his quarterback position. According to his values measured before the draft, he is 1.97 m tall and weighs 104 kg. Complementing his size is his long arms measuring 33½ inches and his hand size measuring 9 inches wide.
