Danieal Manning

Danieal LaCraig Manning[1] (born August 9, 1982) is a former American football safety. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college football at Abilene Christian.

Danieal Manning
Manning in 2012.
No. 38, 27
Position:Safety
Personal information
Born: (1982-08-09) August 9, 1982
Corsicana, Texas
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:Corsicana (TX)
College:Abilene Christian
NFL Draft:2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:552
Sacks:4.0
Forced fumbles:9
Interceptions:11
Total return yards:3,370
Total touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

High school career

Before college, he was a highly touted defensive back at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas. A three-year starter, as a senior he totaled 67 tackles, three interceptions and three blocked kicks and was named second team all-state by the Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writers Association. He also starred in track, finishing second in the state in Class 4A in both the 100-meter dash and triple jump [2]

College career

Manning originally signed with the University of Nebraska, but he never enrolled there, choosing to attend Abilene Christian University.[3] For the Abilene Christian Wildcats football, as a sophomore he was named Division II third-team All-American at defensive back, as a junior first-team All-American as a return specialist, and as a senior first-team All-American as a defensive back.[2]

Professional career

Manning was ranked as the ninth best safety available in the 2006 NFL Draft by Sports Illustrated.[4]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand size40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard split20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jumpBench press
5 ft 11 in
(1.80 m)		 202 lb
(92 kg)		 1⁄2 in
(0.01 m)		 3⁄4 in
(0.02 m)		4.47 s1.61 s2.64 s4.07 s7.23 s39 in
(0.99 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		17 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

Chicago Bears

The Chicago Bears selected Manning in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He was the highest selection from Abilene Christian University since Johnny Perkins in 1977) and was also the first player from a non-Division I in 2006.

Midway through the 2008 NFL season, Manning took over Devin Hester's duties as the Bears' kick returner. On December 11, 2008, he returned a kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown, making it the first regular season opening kickoff returned for a touchdown for the Bears since 1972.[6] A week before this touchdown, Manning picked off David Garrard's pass on the Jaguars opening drive, and returned it to the Jaguars five-yard line.[7]

Manning led the league in return average and number of 30+-yard returns, despite only starting half the season. Manning was Bears starting nickelback in 2008, and competed with Josh Bullocks, Corey Graham, Kevin Payne, and Craig Steltz for starting free safety.[8] Manning won the starting position before the start of the Bears 2009 summer training camp.[9] On passing downs, Manning played nickelback, while Steltz filled in for him at free safety.[9] Due to Manning's larger role on defense, the Bears chose second-year wide receiver Johnny Knox to take over kick-returning duties.[10]

Houston Texans

Manning signed a four-year, $20 million contract (with $9 million guaranteed) with the Houston Texans on July 28, 2011.[11]

In week 4 of the 2012 season, Manning intercepted Tennessee Titans quarterback Matt Hasselbeck and returned it 55 yards for the first defensive touchdown of his career.[12]

On March 31, 2014, Manning was released by the Texans.

Cincinnati Bengals

On April 3, 2014, Manning signed a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals.[13]

Second stint with Texans

On September 1, 2014 Manning signed with the Houston Texans.[14]

Retirement

Manning announced his retirement from the NFL on July 14, 2015.[15]

Coaching

On December 18, Manning announced he would be returning to his Alma Mater Abilene Christian as an assistant coach on Adam Dorrel's staff.[16]

NFL statistics
YearTeamGPCOMBTOTALASTSACKFFFRFR YDSINTIR YDSAVG IRLNGTDPD
2006CHI167054160.0410226131507
2007CHI167968110.0000233173306
2008CHI14332851.0000142424204
2009CHI159272201.0224135353502
2010CHI167259130.0000100007
2011HOU135944150.0000222112205
2012HOU167759181.0311259305518
2013HOU6242131.0000000002
2014HOU164632140.0000000002
Career1285524371154.0940112172055143

[17]

Key

  • GP: games played
  • COMB: combined tackles
  • TOTAL: total tackles
  • AST: assisted tackles
  • SACK: sacks
  • FF: forced fumbles
  • FR: fumble recoveries
  • FR YDS: fumble return yards
  • INT: interceptions
  • IR YDS: interception return yards
  • AVG IR: average interception return
  • LNG: longest interception return
  • TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
  • PD: passes defensed

References
  1. "Danieal Manning Pro Football Reference Profile". pro-football-reference.com.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Short Work for Manning Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. "SI.com". CNN.
  5. "*Danieal Manning, DS #11 CB, Abilene Christian". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  7. "Bears, Manning beat Jaguars". MyCentralJersey.com. 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2010-12-28.
  8. Dickerson, Jeff (2009-07-22). "Position battle: Safety". ESPN. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  9. "Bears do secondary shuffle". Chicago Sun-Times. 2009-07-29. Archived from the original on August 8, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
  10. Mayer, Larry (2009-09-30). "Why is Johnny Knox returning kickoffs instead of Danieal Manning?". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
  11. Texans improve 'D' with deals with Joseph, Manning Archived January 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine July 28, 2011
  12. Houston Texans of to franchise-best 4–0 start with 38–14 win over Tennessee Titans Archived January 15, 2016, at the Wayback Machine September 30, 2012.
  13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2014-09-02.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/621008844013989888%5B%5D
  16. https://twitter.com/ManningUp38/status/810677256280481792%5B%5D
  17. "Danieal Manning Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
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