LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, Arch Manning star in Raising Cane's ad

This is a fun one. Louisiana football royalty descended on Thibodeaux this week for the Manning Passing Academy, with legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning joining his sons Peyton, Eli, and Cooper and grandson Arch for an opportunity to mentor the next generation of passers.

On the way, several members of the Manning family stopped by the Baton Rouge-based Raising Cane’s to put in a celebrity “shift” and pulled into the drive-thru to cut a commercial. You can see it for yourself here, but they weren’t alone. Raising Cane’s founder Todd Graves, a popular pick among fans to buy the Saints should owner Gayle Benson ever put them up for sale, sat in the back seat with LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.

Grandfather Archie questioned grandson Arch as to whether his Super Bowl-winning uncles Peyton and Eli were going too hard on him; the younger Manning and Nussmeier roomed together this week as counselors at the clinic.

“Tell me about it. At least your dad didn’t move to Louisiana and start calling plays,” quipped Nussmeier, son of new Saints offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier.

That’s when Arch’s father Cooper leaned in from the drive-thru window to remind his son to order with a “please” and “thank you,” while telling Nussmeier that his father already called in his order: “He doesn’t trust your judgment.”

Rookie Saints quarterback Tyler Shough is also working at the event as a counselor, and he’s the first to do so after going pro. With almost 1,500 high school quarterbacks in attendance, the Mannings could use all the help they can get. As for Graves? Between all this high-maintenance bickering among quarterbacks, he joked that he needs “to start hanging out with linemen.” We’re guessing Erik McCoy and Cameron Jordan would be more than happy to show him around town.

This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: LSU star Garrett Nussmeier joins former Saints QB in new commercial

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