Rod Manuel

Games played:	3
Total tackles:	1

Rod Manuel
No. 97
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	October 8, 1974 (age 49); 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
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1997–1998); Cleveland Browns (1999)*; Grand Rapids Rampage (2002–2005); Los Angeles Avengers (2006);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:
Games played:	3
Total tackles:	1
Career Arena statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	36
Sacks:	5.5
Forced fumbles:	3
Fumble recoveries:	1
Pass deflections:	12
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · ArenaFan.com

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^[1]^[2] and was drafted by Cleveland Browns in the 1999 expansion draft.^[3] He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.^[2] He was also a member of the Grand Rapids Rampage and the Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL).

References[edit]

^ "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.