26 Facts About Marquand Manuel

Marquand Alexander Manuel was born on July 11,1979 and is an American football coach and former safety who serves as the defensive backs coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League.

Marquand Manuel has previously served as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons and as an assistant coach for the Seattle Seahawks.

Marquand Manuel played for eight seasons in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Detroit Lions.

Marquand Manuel was the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 2017 to 2018.

Marquand Manuel attended Miami Senior High School, and he played high school football for the Miami High Stingarees.

Marquand Manuel received high school All-America recognition from National Recruiting Advisor, PrepStar, and SuperPrep, and was rated among the top defensive back prospects in the country.

Marquand Manuel was a four-year honor roll student, and ran the 100-meter dash in 10.6 seconds for the Miami Stingarees track team.

Marquand Manuel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1998 to 2001.

Marquand Manuel started two games at outside linebacker, in addition to seeing significant action at safety, and led the team in tackles.

Marquand Manuel played in forty-six games during his collegiate career, and totaled 308 tackles, eight quarterback sacks, nine tackles for a loss, six fumble recoveries, twenty-two passes defended and six interceptions.

Marquand Manuel earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Florida in December 2000 and finished his college football career as a graduate student working toward a master's degree in education counseling with a special emphasis on mental health.

Marquand Manuel made his NFL debut against the Cleveland Browns on September 15,2002, and started for the first time against the Indianapolis Colts and had two tackles.

Marquand Manuel was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 6,2004.

Marquand Manuel started the Super Bowl at free safety but injured his hip in the second quarter, and was replaced by Etric Pruitt.

Marquand Manuel played for the Panthers for a single season during 2007, playing in sixteen games and starting in two of them.

Marquand Manuel played in all sixteen regular season games for the Broncos, starting in fourteen of them, and tallying eighty-three tackles and four blocked passes.

Marquand Manuel was signed by the Lions as a free agent on June 2,2009, and he played his final season in 2009 for the Lions.

Marquand Manuel played in nine games for the Lions, starting in six of them, and compiling thirty-six tackles.

On February 14,2012, the Seattle Seahawks announced that the team had hired Marquand Manuel to serve as the Seahawks' assistant special teams coach.

Marquand Manuel was hired by the Atlanta Falcons in 2015 as the defensive backs coach, following Dan Quinn from Seattle to Atlanta.

On February 10,2017, Marquand Manuel was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Falcons.

Marquand Manuel was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as their defensive backs coach on February 5,2020.

On January 23,2025, Marquand Manuel was hired to serve as the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator for the New York Giants.

Marquand Manuel established the Marquand Manuel Foundation to help kids in his hometown of Miami.

Marquand Manuel's oldest brother, John, was a Parade magazine All-American and played football at University of Florida.

Marquand Manuel is the ninth of nineteen children and has a family of siblings whose ages differ by 25 years from oldest to youngest.