Dexter Manley

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Dexter Manley (born February 2, 1959, in Houston, Texas) is a former American Football defensive end who played for the Washington Redskins, the Phoenix Cardinals, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an eleven year career from 1981 to 1991. Manley was banned from the National Football League for life in 1991 after failing four drug tests. ^[1]

Manley was a Pro Bowler in 1986 when he recorded 18.5 sacks and played two seasons in the Canadian Football League in 1993 and 1994 after being banned from the NFL. In 1995, Manley was convicted of cocaine possession and was sentenced to four years behind bars and served two. ^[2]

Manley won two Super Bowl titles and had 97.5 quarterback sacks in his career. After his career ended, he revealed that he was functionally illiterate, despite having studied at Oklahoma State University for four years. He has since learned to read and write while in prison.

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 after an all-night drug spree, 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. ^[3]

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1. ↑  Dexter Manley Arrested Again Washington Post, March 5, 1995, retrieved March 7, 2006
2. ↑  Dexter Manley Given 4-Year Sentence Washington Post, August 5, 1995 retrieved March 7, 2006
3. ↑  Prognosis good for Manley following brain surgery

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