METAIRIE, La. -- Tyler Shough has received multiple text messages of encouragement since the New Orleans Saints selected him with the 40th pick in April's NFL draft.
Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees offered support after Shough was drafted. Another message was from 76-year-old Archie Manning, who regularly reaches out to quarterbacks who attended the Manning Passing Academy.
Manning is one of the few people who truly understand the high expectations placed on the rookie's shoulders in New Orleans. Shough is the Saints' earliest quarterback selection since Manning was picked No. 2 out of Ole Miss in 1971.