Dexter Manley

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Dexter Manley
Position (s):
Defensive End 		Jersey numbers:
72, 92
born February 2, 1958 , February 2, 1959, or February 7, 1959 in Houston , Texas
Career information
Active : 1981 - 1994
NFL Draft : 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 119
College : Oklahoma State
Teams
Career statistics
Sacks     97.5
Interceptions     2
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

Dexter Keith Manley (born February 2, 1959 in Houston , Texas ) is a retired American football and Canadian football player. He played 14 seasons on the defensive end position in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Because of his success in his position, he was nicknamed Secretary of the Defense .

NFL

Washington Redskins

Manley was selected by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 1981 NFL Draft . 1986 Manley was able to achieve 18.5 sacks , for which he was named NFC Defensive Lineman of the Year by the National Football League Player Association and was appointed to the Pro Bowl in 1986 . In November 1989, Manley was banned from the NFL for the remainder of the season for substance abuse. This was also his last season with the Redskins. Between 1982 and 1989 he was able to achieve 91 sacks for the Redskins, which is still a franchise record today. He won the Super Bowl twice with them .

Phoenix Cardinals

For the 1990 season , the Phoenix Cardinals signed Manley, for which he played four games.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In 1991 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Manley. On December 12, 1991, he announced his resignation after another relapse. He was banned from the NFL for life.

CFL

Ottawa Rough Riders

In June 1992, the Ottawa Rough Riders signed Manley. There he played two seasons in which he had three game appearances.

Shreveport Pirates

After founding the Shreveport Pirates in 1994, Manley decided to end his career there.

Drug problems

Manley says he started using cocaine in 1981 . He was banned from the NFL in the 1987, 1988, and 1989 seasons after positive drug tests. He has had 38 visits to rehabilitation centers in 24 years of drug abuse. He has been arrested several times for drug possession. In addition, he had alcohol problems.

Controversy

October 2013 insulted Manley in an interview with the Washington radio station WTOP the former quarterback of the Denver Broncos , Troy Aikman , in a homophobic way, for which he later apologized. In January 2016, Manley was criticized for a racist joke on the CBS show Game On claiming that black quarterbacks only love to run because they are used to running away from the law.

Documentation

Web links

annotation

  1. ↑ a b According to the official website. NFL.com states February 7, 1959, profootball-references.com February 2, 1958. According to Sports Illustrated, his birth certificate says February 2, 1958, and his driver's license February 2, 1959.
  2. ↑ In 1982 the number of sacks was officially recorded for the first time, but for its rookie season 1981 it is informally given as 6.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clinton Yates: Dexter Manley's tumultuous life and career featured in new NFL Network documentary. Washington Post, September 23, 2015, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  2. ^ A b c d e Sarah Kogod: Cocaine, illiteracy and football could not stop Dexter Manley. June 23, 2015, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b IN SEARCH OF TRUST. Sports Illustrated, November 23, 1987, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Greatest Redskins. (No longer available online.) Washington Redskins, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.redskins.com
  5. ↑ a b c d e Don't be fooled by Dexter Manley. ESPN, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Redskins Past to Present: Dexter Manley. (No longer available online.) Washington Redskins, archived from the original on June 12, 2016 ; accessed on June 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.redskins.com
  7. ↑ a b c Football. Los Angeles Times, June 10, 1992, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b Dexter Manley's highs and lows. Toronto Sun, July 21, 2012, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  9. ↑ Chris Chase: Former Redskins All-Pro apologizes for using gay slur against Troy Aikman. October 23, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  10. ^ Dexter Manley: 'Black QBs like running because they're probably used to running from the law'. January 3, 2016, accessed June 12, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Manley, Dexter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manley, Dexter Keith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1958 or February 2, 1959 or February 7, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Houston , Texas