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On January 4, , Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos. In , Ramírez won the starting center job after Dan Koppen tore his ACL during training camp. [9] On September 12, , he signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos. [10].- Texas Tech (–)
Director of player development
Manuel S. Ramírez (born February 19, ) is an American former professional football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for nine years.
He is the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Jackson State Tigers, a position he has held since Ramirez was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the NFL draft. He played college football at Texas Tech. He had also played for the Denver Broncos.
Early life
Ramírez grew up in Houston, Texas.
Manny ramirez denver broncos biography graphic organizer On January 4, , Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos. In , Ramírez won the starting center job after Dan Koppen tore his ACL during training camp. [9] On September 12, , he signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos. [10].He attended Willowridge High School where he was named First-team All-District A two years in a row. In addition, he was named the 6th best center in the country by During his senior year, Ramírez was recruited by Nebraska, Kansas State, UTEP, Houston, and Iowa State but committed to Texas Tech.
College career
As a redshirt freshman in , Ramírez started 10 games, making his first start against SMU and capped off the season with a start in the Houston Bowl.
During the next three years, he started all 36 regular season games along with starts in the Holiday Bowl, the Cotton Bowl Cl*ic and the Insight Bowl. Ramírez was named a 2nd Team All-Big 12 Offensive Lineman in Ramírez began the season on the Outland Trophy Watch list in , and was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason First-team.
Manny ramirez denver broncos biography graphic organizer pdf Manuel S. "Manny" Ramírez is an American football guard who is currently a free agent.He concluded the season being named to the All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Team.
He set the school bench press record in by pressing pounds. Ramírez tied that record the following year. In , Ramírez broke his own bench press record by pressing pounds at the Annual Texas Tech "Night of Champions".
Ramírez finished on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks, 16, since the season.
Insight Bowl
See also: Insight BowlRamírez played in the Insight Bowl which saw the biggest comeback in NCAA Division-I bowl history.
The Red Raiders overcame a point third-quarter deficit to beat their opponent by 3 in overtime.
Denver broncos roster On January 4, , Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos. In , Ramírez won the starting center job after Dan Koppen tore his ACL during training camp. On September 12, , he signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos.The winning touchdown was a 3-yard run from Shannon Woods behind a block by Ramírez.
Post Texas Tech career
Ramírez entered the NFL draft following the completion of the season. He was listed as the number four overall offensive guard prospect by ESPN Insider. Ramírez accepted an invitation to the Under Armour Senior Bowl, a post-season exhibition game, played in Mobile, Alabama.
Ramírez also accepted an invitation to the NFL Combine, held February 21–27, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
Professional career
Detroit Lions (first stint)
Ramírez was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft. Detroit traded two of their three fifth-round selections (th and th overall) to the St.
Louis Rams for their fourth-round selection (th overall) in order to select Ramírez. In October , Ramírez was named the Detroit Lions starting right guard.
Denver Broncos
On January 4, , Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos.
In , Ramírez won the starting center job after Dan Koppen tore his ACL during training camp.
On September 12, , he signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos. In Super Bowl XLVIII, Ramirez could not hear the play call of Peyton Manning, which resulted in Ramirez snapping the ball early, over the head of Manning, into the end zone for a safety and giving the Seattle Seahawks a 2–0 lead just twelve seconds into the game.
The Broncos would not recover and would go on to lose the game, 43–8.
Detroit Lions (second stint)
On April 30, , Broncos traded Ramirez, as well as, their first and fifth-round NFL draft selections (28th and rd overall, respectively) and their fifth-round selection in the NFL draft for the Lions' first round pick in the NFL draft (23rd overall) in order for Broncos to select linebacker Shane Ray.
The Lions in turn selected offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson with the 28th pick.
Chicago Bears
Ramirez signed with the Chicago Bears on March 30, His contract was for 1-year and was worth up to $,, with an $80, signing bonus and only $80, guaranteed.
Retirement
On June 8, , Ramirez announced his retirement from the NFL.
He later joined the support staff at his alma mater Texas Tech as their director of player development.
Personal life
Ramírez majored in exercise sport science and was married in July to Iris Castillo. He is of Mexican-American descent.
References
External links
- Texas Tech Red Raiders player bio Archived January 22, , at the Wayback Machine
- NFL Combine results
- Texas Tech Red Raiders coaching profile
- Texas Southern Tigers profile
- Jackson State Tigers profile