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WASMANLEY—

Dexter Manley

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers · DE

Dexter Manley recorded 143 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Phoenix Cardinals, PHO, WSH, Washington Redskins.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

14

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

143

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Dexter Manley's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XXII
W
DENVERBRONCOS
WSH
JAN 31, 1988

Denver Broncos vs WSH

Super Bowl XXII · Jan 31, 1988

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XVII
W
MIAMIDOLPHINS
WSH
JAN 30, 1983

Miami Dolphins vs WSH

Super Bowl XVII · Jan 30, 1983

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Super Bowl
XVIII
W
OAKLANDRAIDERS
WSH
JAN 22, 1984

Oakland Raiders vs WSH

Super Bowl XVIII · Jan 22, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1988
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
OCT 2, 1988

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1988

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
W
DETROITLIONS
WSH
NOV 11, 1984

Detroit Lions vs WSH

Regular Season · Nov 11, 1984

0 tackles · 3.5 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Dexter Manley's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 4 sacks

Regular Season
1988
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
OCT 2, 1988

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 2, 1988

0 tackles · 4 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
1983
W
WSH
NEW YORKGIANTS
NOV 13, 1983

WSH vs New York Giants

Regular Season · Nov 13, 1983

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Dexter Manley's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1981–1992

01
WASMANLEY—Dexter Manley
WASRIGGINS—John Riggins
WASMONK—Art Monk

Three quarterbacks, three championship teams

Washington Commanders · The Gibbs dynasty

Gibbs adapted his offense around different quarterbacks and dominant lines, winning Super Bowls after the 1982, 1987 and 1991 seasons.

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Franchise era

1988–2003

02
ARIMANLEY—Dexter Manley
ARIWILLIAMS35Aeneas Williams
ARIPLUMMER16Jake Plummer

A new market waits for a stable winner

Arizona Cardinals · Finding a home in Arizona

The move to the desert brought only one playoff appearance in sixteen seasons, though Williams became an all-time defender and Plummer authored a memorable upset in Dallas.

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Franchise era

1983–1995

03
TBMANLEY—Dexter Manley
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 1986Pro Bowl selection · 198611 NFL seasons143 career games98 career sacksJersey: 014 playoff appearances3 Super Bowl appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 6, 1981Most recent: Dec 8, 1991

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history