Roderick Demond Manuel (born October 8, 1974) is an American former 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[2][3] and was drafted by Cleveland Browns in the 1999 expansion draft.[4] He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.[3] He was also a member of the Grand Rapids Rampage and the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).

Rod Manuel
No. 97
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1974-10-08) 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:Western Hills
(Benbrook, Texas)
College:Oklahoma
NFL draft:1997 / round: 6 / pick: 199
Expansion draft:1999 / round: 1 / pick: 9
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:3
Total tackles:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Career Arena League statistics
Total tackles:36
Sacks:5.5
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:12
Stats at ArenaFan.com

References

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  1. ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Rod Manuel". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. ^ Ed Bouchette (February 10, 1999). "Loss of Manuel no surprise to Steelers". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
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