Education
Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, McManis chose Northwestern over Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, and Illinois State.
Considered only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, McManis chose Northwestern over Eastern Illinois, Western Illinois, and Illinois State.
He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern. As a freshman, McManis was named to Sporting News" freshman All-Big Ten team after recording 21 tackles, breaking up six passes and making one interception.
As a sophomore, he became a full-time starter on defense, and recorded 75 tackles, 6.5 tackles-for-loss, seven pass break-ups, and one interception.
As a junior, he recorded 53 tackles, broke up 14 passes and had two interceptions. As a senior, he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after he set career highs in interceptions with five, and recorded 37 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss, and broke up 12 passes.
He finished his career with 201 tackles, eight tackles-for-loss, 39 pass break-ups, and nine interceptions. Houston Texans
McManis was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.
He signed a four-year, $1.982 million contract with the Texans on May 27.
Chicago Bears
On August 31, 2012, McManis was traded to the Chicago Bears for FB Tyler Clutts. In Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans, McManis blocked Brett Kern"s punt, which was recovered by former Northwestern teammate Corey Wootton, who returned the blocked punt for a touchdown. McManis was eventually named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.
McManis was placed on injured reserve on December 11.
In the 2015 season, McManis had 11 special-teams tackles, which led the team On March 10, 2016, McMannis was re-signed by the Chicago Bears to a two-year contract.
