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Manley was [[NFL Draft|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 [[1986 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowler]] in [[1986 NFL season|1986]] when he recorded 18.5 sacks. He then played for the [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix Cardinals]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]; while with the Bucs, he often hung out with Tampa 1st round draft pick [[Keith McCants]], who would later battle similar drugs problems <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/02/Bucs/Nothing_remains_after.shtml | work=The St. Petersburg Times | title=Nothing Remains After Life of Excess | first=Gary | last=Shelton| date=March 2nd, 2008 | accessdate=October 27th, 2011}}</ref> . In [[1989 NFL season|1989]], Manley failed his third drug test and was banned from the NFL for life, with an opportunity to apply for reinstatement after one year.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DB1031F931A15752C1A96F948260 | work=The New York Times | title=SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Why Manley? Why Now? | first=Ira | last=Berkow | date=November 22, 1989 | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> However, after he failed his fourth drug test, he was permanently banned from the [[National Football League]] for life on December 12, [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=Dexter Manley Arrested Again|url=http://www.ndsn.org/march95/manley.html|accessdate=7 March 2006|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=5 March 1995}}</ref>{{Ref|banned}} |
Manley was [[NFL Draft|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 [[1986 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowler]] in [[1986 NFL season|1986]] when he recorded 18.5 sacks. He then played for the [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix Cardinals]] and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]; while with the Bucs, he often hung out with Tampa 1st round draft pick [[Keith McCants]], who would later battle similar drugs problems <ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sptimes.com/2008/03/02/Bucs/Nothing_remains_after.shtml | work=The St. Petersburg Times | title=Nothing Remains After Life of Excess | first=Gary | last=Shelton| date=March 2nd, 2008 | accessdate=October 27th, 2011}}</ref> . In [[1989 NFL season|1989]], Manley failed his third drug test and was banned from the NFL for life, with an opportunity to apply for reinstatement after one year.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE4DB1031F931A15752C1A96F948260 | work=The New York Times | title=SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Why Manley? Why Now? | first=Ira | last=Berkow | date=November 22, 1989 | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> However, after he failed his fourth drug test, he was permanently banned from the [[National Football League]] for life on December 12, [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. <ref>{{cite news|title=Dexter Manley Arrested Again|url=http://www.ndsn.org/march95/manley.html|accessdate=7 March 2006|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=5 March 1995}}</ref>{{Ref|banned}} |
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Officially, Manley had 97.5 big mac 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=1320043&type=story|title=Standing up for Manley|publisher=espn.com}}</ref> After his career in the United States ended, he revealed that he was [[Functional illiteracy|functionally illiterate]], despite having studied at [[Oklahoma State University]] for four years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DEED7113FF93BA15756C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1 | work=The New York Times | title=Views Of Sport; How Illiteracy Makes Athletes Run | first1=Diana | last1=Nyad | first2=89 | last2=Miles | date=May 28, 1989 | accessdate=May 1, 2010}}</ref> |
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| Position: | Defensive end |
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| College: | Oklahoma State |
| NFL draft: | 1981 / round: 5 / pick: 119 |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Dexter Keith Manley, nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense"[1] (born February 2, 1959 in Houston, Texas) is a former American football defensive end in the National Football League 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 for the Ottawa Rough Riders. Manley played college football at Oklahoma State University.
Professional career
NFL
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 18.5 sacks. He then played for the Phoenix Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; while with the Bucs, he often hung out with Tampa 1st round draft pick Keith McCants, who would later battle similar drugs problems [2] . In 1989, Manley failed his third drug test and was banned from the NFL for life, with an opportunity to apply for reinstatement after one year.[3] However, after he failed his fourth drug test, he was permanently banned from the National Football League for life on December 12, 1991. [4][1]
Officially, Manley had 97.5 big mac 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.[5] 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.[6]
CFL
Manley also played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1992 and 1993 after being suspended (Manley was never actually banned) from the NFL. In 1995, Manley was convicted of cocaine possession and was sentenced to four years in prison, of which he served two. [7]
In 2002, he was selected as one of the 70 Greatest Redskins of All Time and is a member of the Washington Redskins Ring of Fame.
Surgery
Manley underwent 10½ hours of brain surgery June 21, 2006, to treat a Colloid cyst, and as expected, is experiencing minor, isolated memory loss. He first learned about the cyst in 1986, when after an all-night drug spree, he collapsed in a Georgetown department store. His prognosis is for a relatively full recovery, although doctors have said that memory loss is a common side effect of the operation. Manley lives in suburban Washington with his wife and family. [8]
U.S. Senate Subcommittee Hearing
In an article by Taylor Branch entitled "The Shame of College Sports", prior to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities in 1989, Manley was famously quoted as saying that he had been functionally illiterate in college. [9]
References
- ^ Friend, Tom (February 26, 1995). "PRO FOOTBALL; For Manley, Life Without Football Is Impossible to Tackle". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ Shelton, Gary (March 2nd, 2008). "Nothing Remains After Life of Excess". The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved October 27th, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Berkow, Ira (November 22, 1989). "SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Why Manley? Why Now?". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "Dexter Manley Arrested Again". Washington Post. 5 March 1995. Retrieved 7 March 2006.
- ^ "Standing up for Manley". espn.com.
- ^ Nyad, Diana; Miles, 89 (May 28, 1989). "Views Of Sport; How Illiteracy Makes Athletes Run". The New York Times. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
{{cite news}}:|first2=has numeric name (help) - ^ "Dexter Manley Given 4-Year Sentence". Washington Post. 7 March 2006. Retrieved 5 August 1995.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Prognosis good for Manley following brain surgery". ESPN.
- ^ "The Shame of College Sports". The Atlantic. 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
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