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'''Dexter Keith Manley''', nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" |
'''Dexter Keith Manley''', nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" (born February 2, 1959 in [[Houston]], [[Texas]]) is a former [[American football]] [[defensive end]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[Washington Redskins]], [[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix Cardinals]], and the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] in an eleven-year career from [[1981 NFL season|1981]] to [[1991 NFL season|1991]]. He also played in the [[Canadian Football League]] for the [[Ottawa Rough Riders]]. Manley played [[college football]] at [[Oklahoma State University]]. |
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==Early career== |
==Early career== |
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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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Dexter Keith Manley, nicknamed the "Secretary of Defense" (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.
Early career
Manley grew up in Houston, Texas and played high school football at Yates High School. He then accepted a scholarship to play 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 would play 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. 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.
CFL
Manley also played two seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Ottawa Rough Riders in 1993 and 1994 after being banned from the NFL.
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 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.
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.