1. Gregory Brian Mancz was born on April 23,1992 and is an American professional football offensive lineman who played in the National Football League from 2015 to 2022, primarily with the Houston Texans.
58 Facts About Greg Mancz
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Greg Mancz was lightly recruited out of high school in 2010 and ended up playing college football for the Toledo Rockets of the University of Toledo, where he was a four-year starter at several positions along the offensive line.
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Greg Mancz earned various All-American and All-Mid-American Conference honors during his college career.
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Greg Mancz was a member of the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns but did not appear in any games for either team.
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Greg Mancz was inducted into the University of Toledo's athletic hall of fame in 2020.
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Gregory Brian Mancz was born on April 23,1992, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Greg Mancz played high school football at Anderson High School in Cincinnati and was a two-year starter.
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Greg Mancz played in the state championship game in 2007 and 2008, with Anderson High winning the title in 2007.
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Greg Mancz played right tackle his junior season in 2008 and left tackle his senior season in 2009.
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Greg Mancz was team captain his senior year as well.
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Greg Mancz was selected to play in the 2010 Ohio North-South All-Star Game and the 2010 Big 33 Classic.
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Greg Mancz played for the Toledo Rockets of the University of Toledo from 2011 to 2014 and started 48 games.
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Greg Mancz garnered honorable mention Academic All-Mid-American Conference accolades and won the Cohen Freshman of the Year Award, which is given to Toledo football's "Freshman of the Year".
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Greg Mancz again started all 13 games in 2012, earning third-team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors.
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In July 2013, Greg Mancz was named a nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, which recognizes college football players for their community service.
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Greg Mancz started 12 games in 2013, starting the first three games at right tackle before being moved back to right guard for the rest of the year.
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Greg Mancz moved to center for the 2014 season to replace the recently graduated Zac Kerin.
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In July 2014, Greg Mancz was named to the watch lists for both the Rimington Trophy, which is given to the best center in college football, and the Lombardi Award, which is awarded to the best lineman or linebacker in college football.
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Greg Mancz started the first nine games of the regular season before missing the last three games due to a knee injury.
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Greg Mancz then returned as a starter in the team's GoDaddy Bowl victory over Arkansas State.
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Greg Mancz was named a second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.
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Greg Mancz was the only player from the MAC to be named to the FWAA All-American team that year and was the first Toledo player to be named an All-American since Eric Page in 2011.
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Greg Mancz won the Vern Smith Leadership Award, which is given to the best player in the MAC.
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Greg Mancz was the first offensive lineman to ever win the Vern Smith Leadership Award and the first Toledo player since Bruce Gradkowski in 2005 to win the award.
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Greg Mancz earned First-team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC honors as well.
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Greg Mancz won Toledo football's Jim Nicholson Award, which is given to "the player contributing the most toward the success of the team".
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Greg Mancz was a team captain in 2014 and was made a permanent team captain.
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Greg Mancz was a finalist for the 2014 Wuerffel Trophy, which is given to the college football player "who combines outstanding community service with athletic and academic achievement".
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Greg Mancz was a semifinalist for the 2014 William V Campbell Trophy, which is given to the best scholar-athlete in the nation.
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Greg Mancz accepted an invitation to play in the 2015 East-West Shrine Game as part of the West Team.
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Greg Mancz was inducted into the University of Toledo's athletic hall of fame in 2020.
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Greg Mancz attended the 2015 NFL Combine but did not work out due to his January 2015 shoulder injury.
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Greg Mancz was rated the eighth best center in the 2015 NFL draft by NFLDraftScout.
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Greg Mancz signed with the Houston Texans on May 8,2015, after going undrafted in the 2015 draft.
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Greg Mancz played in the first three games of the 2015 season but was inactive for the next five games.
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Greg Mancz was taken off injured reserve on February 8,2016.
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Greg Mancz started all 16 regular season games for the Texans in 2016, and started the team's two playoff games.
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Greg Mancz was the first lineman in team history to start every game in a season.
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From Weeks 5 to 12, Greg Mancz only appeared in two games; a non-starting role in both Week 8 and Week 10.
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Greg Mancz then started the team's final five games of the season; the first three at right guard and the last two at center.
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Greg Mancz started at right guard in Weeks 7,8, and 14 due to injuries from Zach Fulton.
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Greg Mancz suffered an ankle injury during the 2019 preseason that caused him to miss the first two games of the regular season.
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Greg Mancz started at right guard in Week 4 against the Carolina Panthers in place of the injured Zach Fulton, but suffered a concussion late in the game that caused him to miss the next five contests.
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Greg Mancz then returned to play in the Texans' final seven games of the season, all in a non-starting role.
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On September 5,2020, Greg Mancz was released by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Greg Mancz was elevated to the active roster on November 7, November 14, November 21, and January 2,2021, for the team's Weeks 9,10,11, and 17 games against the Jaguars, Cleveland Browns, Patriots, and Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.
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Greg Mancz was released from the practice squad on January 7,2021.
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On January 12,2021, Greg Mancz was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens.
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Greg Mancz started the team's Week 4 game against the Indianapolis Colts after Michael Deiter was injured.
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Greg Mancz started the team's Week 6 game but suffered a groin injury that caused him to miss the next game.
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Greg Mancz returned in Week 8 as the backup to Austin Reiter, playing two snaps on special teams.
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Greg Mancz then started the Week 9 game against his former team, the Texans, but suffered an ankle injury and was replaced by Reiter after only playing nine snaps.
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Greg Mancz was later activated from injured reserve on December 18 but did not appear in any more games for the Dolphins in 2021.
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On March 21,2022, Greg Mancz signed with the Buffalo Bills.
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On November 22,2022, Greg Mancz was signed to the Browns' active roster.
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Greg Mancz appeared in the team's Week 18 game against the Chicago Bears, playing seven snaps on special teams.
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Greg Mancz spent time on the UT Football Team Leadership Council, the UT Football Leadership Board and the MAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
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Greg Mancz participated in numerous community service events while at UT.