Manning of the NFL (3)
I believe the answer is:
eli
'manning of the nfl' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eli that I've seen before include "Old Testament priest, the prophet Samuel's teacher" , "Man's name" , "High priest in the Book of Samuel" , "Distort then untruth to get a Biblical character" , "Shiloh priest (Bible)" .)