Marquand Manuel

Marquand Alexander Manuel (born July 11, 1979) is an American football coach and former safety who is currently the safeties coach for the Tennessee Titans. He played college football for the University of Florida and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft. Manuel also played for the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Detroit Lions. He was the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 2017 to 2018.

Early life Manuel was born in Miami, Florida in 1979. He attended Miami Senior High School, and played football for the Miami High Stingarees. As a senior in 1996, Manuel was a Florida Class 6A all-state selection who made 96 tackles, nine interceptions, and eight blocked passes. The Gators coaching staff decided to redshirt Manuel as a true freshman in 1997, but he played in all 11 regular season games in 1998.

Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals selected Manuel in the sixth round (181st overall) of the 2002 NFL draft.

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.

During the 2003 season, Manuel totaled eight tackles (six solo) in 13 games with one start for the Bengals, and he also added five tackles on special teams.

Manuel was waived on September 5, 2004.

Seattle Seahawks Manuel was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks on September 6, 2004. In his first season with Seattle, Manuel played in 15 games, finishing with 10 tackles (seven solo) on defense and had nine stops on special teams. and he played in all 16 regular season games for the Broncos, starting in 14 of them, and recorded 83 tackles and four pass deflections. He played in nine games, starting in six of them, and recorded 36 tackles. A year later, he was named defensive assistant, where he helped the Seahawks with Super Bowl XLVIII. In 2014, Manuel was promoted to assistant secondaries coach, helping the Seahawks reach Super Bowl XLIX, where they lost to the New England Patriots.

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

During the 2016 offseason, Manuel interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator position, though he did not get the job. In the 2016 season, Manuel and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they lost to the Patriots 34–28 in overtime despite a 28–3 lead at halftime.

On February 10, 2017, Manuel was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Falcons. He let his contract expire with the Falcons after the 2018 season when the team finished with a 7–9 record.

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

New York Giants On January 23, 2025, Manuel was hired to serve as the defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator for the New York Giants. On January 21, 2026, it was announced that Manuel would not be retained by the Giants on new head coach John Harbaugh's inaugural staff.

Tennessee Titans On February 3, 2026, Manuel was hired as the safeties coach of the Tennessee Titans.

Personal life Manuel established the Marquand Manuel Foundation to help kids in his hometown of Miami. His oldest brother, John, was a Parade magazine All-American and played football at University of Florida. Marquand is the ninth of nineteen children and has a family of siblings whose ages differ by 25 years from oldest to youngest.