and he played for the Broncos for a single season in . He played in all sixteen regular season games for the Broncos, starting in fourteen of them, and tallying eighty-three tackles and four blocked passes. Detroit Lions Manuel was signed by the Lions as a free agent on June 2, 2009, and he played his final season in for the Lions. He played in nine games for the Lions, starting in six of them, and compiling thirty-six tackles. The Lions released him on August 4, 2010, during the 2010 preseason. During his eight seasons in the NFL, Manuel played in 116 games, starting in fifty-seven of them, and compiled 366 tackles; he also had fifteen blocked passes, two interceptions and four forced fumbles. Coaching career Seattle Seahawks On February 14, 2012, the Seattle Seahawks announced that the team had hired Manuel to serve as Seahawks' assistant special teams coach. A year later he was named defensive assistant. where he helped the Seahawks with Super Bowl XLVIII. In 2014 he 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. After coming under fire for it, 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 New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. On February 10, 2017, Manuel was promoted to defensive coordinator of the Falcons. Manuel let his contract expire with the Atlanta Falcons after the 2018 season in which 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. Personal life He 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. Manuel has a daughter, Madison age 15 and son Marquand Manuel II age 11. See also Florida Gators football, 1990–99 List of Carolina Panthers players List of Detroit