Dexter Manley
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 2, 1959 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Houston, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 253 lb (115 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Houston (TX) Yates | ||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 119 | ||||||||
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| Sacks: | 97.5 |
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| Interceptions: | 2 |
| Touchdowns: | 1 |
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Dexter Keith Manley, nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" (born February 2, 1959) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Phoenix Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven-year career from 1981 to 1991. He also played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Ottawa Rough Riders and the Shreveport Pirates. Manley played college football at Oklahoma State University.
Manley was drafted in the fifth round (119th overall) of the 1981 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins, where he played for nine seasons. During his career with the Redskins, Manley won two Super Bowl titles and was a Pro Bowler in 1986 when he recorded a Redskins single season record 18.5 sacks. In 1989, Manley failed his third drug test, with an opportunity to apply for reinstatement after one year. He then played for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. However, after he failed his fourth drug test, he retired on December 12, 1991.
Officially, Manley had 97.5 quarterback sacks in his career. His total rises to 103.5 when the six sacks he had his rookie year of 1981, when sacks were not yet an official statistic, are included. After his career in the United States ended, he revealed that he was functionally illiterate, despite having studied at Oklahoma State University for four years.
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