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What gives Drew Brees his edge? 'I'm programmed. I'm wired.'

Peyton and Eli Manning get asked this question just about every year at their acclaimed Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State in Thibodaux.

"How do you deal with nerves as a quarterback? How do you stay calm in the biggest moments?"

The question could be posed by a high school sophomore, or by one of the college counselors poised to be the No. 1 overall pick in the next year's NFL Draft.

Eli walked into his first start as a freshman on Newman's junior varsity team against Belle Chasse on Sept. 14, 1995. Archie and Olivia Manning watched their youngest son fight through those first-time jitters, and Newman scratched out a 7-0 win.