Rod Manuel

Rod Manuel
No. 97
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	October 8, 1974 (age 50); Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	290 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:	Benbrook (TX) Western Hills
College:	Oklahoma
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 6 / pick: 199
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1997–1998); Grand Rapids Rampage (2002–2005); Los Angeles Avengers (2006);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	Stats at ArenaFan.com

Roderick Demond Manuel (born October 8, 1974) is a former American football defensive end who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft^[1]^[2] and was drafted by Cleveland Browns in the 1999 expansion draft.^[3] He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and attended Western Hills High School in Benbrook, Texas.^[2] He was also a member of the Grand Rapids Rampage and Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).

References

^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
^ ^a ^b "Rod Manuel". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
^ Ed Bouchette (February 10, 1999). "Loss of Manuel no surprise to Steelers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved December 29, 2017.