(CNN) After 16 years, Eli Manning, 39, is hanging up his cleats and retiring from the NFL. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers but had his rights immediately traded to the Giants. Manning finishes his career with 57,023 passing yards and 366 touchdowns, both of which rank him seventh all-time in NFL history"From the very first moment, I did it my way," Manning said during his retirement press conference. From Nov. 21, 2004, through Nov. 23, 2017, Manning started 210 consecutive regular-season games, then the second-longest streak by a quarterback in NFL history (to Brett Favre's 297). After sitting out one game, he started the next 22 in a row, giving him 232 starts in 233 games -- plus 12 postseason games.

Source: CNN January 24, 2020 18:00 UTC