Manusky has 11 years of NFL coaching experience and spent the 2011 season with the San Diego Chargers as the team’s defensive coordinator.
The Chargers defense was stout in three-straight wins against Jacksonville (14 points allowed), Buffalo (10 points allowed) and Baltimore (14 points allowed). Manusky coached the likes of linebacker Antwan Barnes who set a career-high with 11 sacks (ranked 11
thin the NFL) and safety Eric Weddle who posted a career-best of seven interceptions (ranked tied for first in the league).
Prior to joining the Chargers, Manusky spent four seasons as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. In 2009, the 49ers defense did not allow a touchdown in five separate games while forcing an NFL-best 21 fumbles, allowing 3.6 yards per rush and sacking opposing quarterbacks 44 times. He had a previous stint with the Chargers from 2002-06 as the team’s linebackers coach. In his last season in that position, Manusky’s linebackers accounted for 42.5 of the team’s 61 regular season sacks.
Manusky began his coaching career as the linebackers coach for the Washington Redskins in 2001. He had a professional playing career that lasted 12 years and included stops in Washington, Minnesota and Kansas City.
