Greg Manusky enters his second season with the Colts as the team’s defensive coordinator. He holds 12 years of NFL coaching experience following a 12-year playing career in the league.
Last season, Manusky incorporated a new 3-4 hybrid defensive scheme that helped produce an 11-5 record and an AFC Wild Card playoff berth. The Colts defense compiled 32.0 sacks and 12 interceptions, four of which were returned for touchdowns, tying the most for a single season in franchise history. The defense also allowed opponents to convert only 38.1 percent of their third down attempts.
Manusky guided Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney as they made the conversion from defensive end to the linebacker position. Mathis led the team with 8.0 sacks while Freeney totaled 5.0, improving his career mark to 107.5. Safety Antoine Bethea topped the 100-tackle plateau for the fifth consecutive year and linebacker Jerrell Freeman set a new franchise record for tackles in a single season (203) in his first year with the Colts. Cornerbacks Darius Butler (four) and Vontae Davis (three) led the team in interceptions, while Butler returned two picks for touchdowns.
In 2012, the defensive unit represented several team accolades, including Robert Mathis’ fifth consecutive career Pro Bowl selection. Cornerbacks Cassius Vaughn, Butler and Davis all garnered AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Defensive lineman Cory Redding was named the Colts Man of the Year and Bethea earned Ed Block Courage Award accolades.
Manusky spent the 2011 campaign as the defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers. Under his direction, the defense allowed an average of 224.4 net passing yards per game as safety Eric Weddle tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions and earned a trip to the 2012 Pro Bowl. Manusky also coached linebacker Antwan Barnes, who set a career-high with 11.0 sacks, which ranked 11th in the NFL.
Prior to joining the Chargers, Manusky spent four seasons (2007-2010) as defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers. His 2009 unit did not allow a touchdown in five separate games while forcing an NFL-best 21 fumbles, allowing just 3.6 yards per rush and sacking the opposing quarterback 44.0 times.
Manusky’s first tenure with the Chargers lasted four seasons (2002-06), during which he served as the linebackers coach. In the 2006 campaign, San Diego linebackers accounted for 42.5 of the team’s 61.0 regular season sacks.
Manusky was a linebacker and special teams standout during his 12-year NFL playing career that included stops in Washington, Minnesota and Kansas City. He recorded a stretch where he participated in 113 consecutive games. Manusky earned All-Madden Team honors in 1991 and retired from the NFL in 2000.
Manusky started his coaching career in 2000, working as a volunteer linebackers and special teams coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during training camp. He then joined the Redskins staff in 2001 as the team’s linebackers coach.
Throughout his career, Manusky has coached an impressive list of Pro Bowl players, including Mathis with the Colts and Weddle, Shawne Merriman, Donnie Edwards and Junior Seau with the Chargers. He also guided Patrick Willis, Justin Smith and Walt Harris with the 49ers and LaVar Arrington with the Redskins.
A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Manusky attended Dallas High School before moving on to Colgate University where he was a four-year letterman and an All-Colonial League selection. As a senior in 1987, Manusky was named the Colonial League’s Defensive Player of the Year. He graduated with degrees in education and geology.
Manusky and his wife, Laurie, have two sons, Colton and Jake, and two daughters, Logan and Chandler.
Coaching Career
2001 Washington Redskins Linebackers
2002-2006 San Diego Chargers Linebackers
2007-2010 San Francisco 49ers Defensive Coordinator
2011 San Diego Chargers Defensive Coordinator
2012-2013 Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator
Greg Manusky enters his second season with the Colts as the team’s defensive coordinator. He holds 12 years of NFL coaching experience following a 12-year playing career in the league.
Last season, Manusky incorporated a new 3-4 hybrid defensive scheme that helped produce an 11-5 record and an AFC Wild Card playoff berth. The Colts defense compiled 32.0 sacks and 12 interceptions, four of which were returned for touchdowns, tying the most for a single season in franchise history. The defense also allowed opponents to convert only 38.1 percent of their third down attempts.
Manusky guided Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney as they made the conversion from defensive end to the linebacker position. Mathis led the team with 8.0 sacks while Freeney totaled 5.0, improving his career mark to 107.5. Safety Antoine Bethea topped the 100-tackle plateau for the fifth consecutive year and linebacker Jerrell Freeman set a new franchise record for tackles in a single season (203) in his first year with the Colts. Cornerbacks Darius Butler (four) and Vontae Davis (three) led the team in interceptions, while Butler returned two picks for touchdowns.
In 2012, the defensive unit represented several team accolades, including Robert Mathis’ fifth consecutive career Pro Bowl selection. Cornerbacks Cassius Vaughn, Butler and Davis all garnered AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Defensive lineman Cory Redding was named the Colts Man of the Year and Bethea earned Ed Block Courage Award accolades.
Manusky spent the 2011 campaign as the defensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers. Under his direction, the defense allowed an average of 224.4 net passing yards per game as safety Eric Weddle tied for the NFL lead with seven interceptions and earned a trip to the 2012 Pro Bowl. Manusky also coached linebacker Antwan Barnes, who set a career-high with 11.0 sacks, which ranked 11th in the NFL.
Prior to joining the Chargers, Manusky spent four seasons (2007-2010) as defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers. His 2009 unit did not allow a touchdown in five separate games while forcing an NFL-best 21 fumbles, allowing just 3.6 yards per rush and sacking the opposing quarterback 44.0 times.
Manusky’s first tenure with the Chargers lasted four seasons (2002-06), during which he served as the linebackers coach. In the 2006 campaign, San Diego linebackers accounted for 42.5 of the team’s 61.0 regular season sacks.
Manusky was a linebacker and special teams standout during his 12-year NFL playing career that included stops in Washington, Minnesota and Kansas City. He recorded a stretch where he participated in 113 consecutive games. Manusky earned All-Madden Team honors in 1991 and retired from the NFL in 2000.
Manusky started his coaching career in 2000, working as a volunteer linebackers and special teams coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during training camp. He then joined the Redskins staff in 2001 as the team’s linebackers coach.
Throughout his career, Manusky has coached an impressive list of Pro Bowl players, including Mathis with the Colts and Weddle, Shawne Merriman, Donnie Edwards and Junior Seau with the Chargers. He also guided Patrick Willis, Justin Smith and Walt Harris with the 49ers and LaVar Arrington with the Redskins.
A native of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Manusky attended Dallas High School before moving on to Colgate University where he was a four-year letterman and an All-Colonial League selection. As a senior in 1987, Manusky was named the Colonial League’s Defensive Player of the Year. He graduated with degrees in education and geology.
Manusky and his wife, Laurie, have two sons, Colton and Jake, and two daughters, Logan and Chandler.
Coaching Career
2001 Washington Redskins Linebackers
2002-2006 San Diego Chargers Linebackers
2007-2010 San Francisco 49ers Defensive Coordinator
2011 San Diego Chargers Defensive Coordinator
2012-2013 Indianapolis Colts Defensive Coordinator
