Steve Maneri

American football player (born 1988)

American football player

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Position:| Tight end
Personal information
Born:|  (1988-03-20) March 20, 1988 (age 37)
Saddle Brook, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:| 275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:| Saddle Brook (NJ)
College:| Temple (2006–2009)
NFL draft:| 2010: undrafted
Career history

* Houston Texans (2010)*
* New England Patriots (2010)
* Kansas City Chiefs (2011–2012)
* Chicago Bears (2013)
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2014)*
* New England Patriots (2014)
* New York Jets (2015)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

* Third-team All-MAC (2009)

Career NFL statistics
| Receptions:| 6

|

Receiving yards:| 52
Receiving average:| 8.7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Steve Maneri (born March 20, 1988) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Temple and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans in 2010.

He has played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, and New York Jets.

## Early life

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Maneri attended Saddle Brook High School in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, graduating in 2006. He played varsity basketball for three years, earning all-county honors as well as being named to the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League Carpenter Division first-team in his junior and senior seasons. Maneri played one season of football as a tight end, making 36 catches for 607 yards and five touchdowns as a senior, earning Bergen Record second-team All-North Jersey honors. He was coached in football at Saddle Brook by NationalUnderclassmen.com and National Underclassmen Combine founder David Schuman.

## College career

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Following high school, Maneri attended Temple University, playing in ten games at tight end as a true freshman in 2006. He had six catches on the season for 61 yards and two touchdowns. He played in 13 games in 2007, starting three. In 2008, as a junior, Maneri started 9 of 12 games, recording 14 receptions for 150 yards and four touchdowns. In his senior season in 2009, Maneri started all 13 games at tight end, finishing the season with 12 receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns, earning third-team All-Mid-American Conference honors.[1]

## Professional career

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### Houston Texans

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After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft, Maneri signed with the Houston Texans as an offensive tackle. He was waived by the team during final cuts on September 4, 2010.

### New England Patriots (first stint)

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Maneri was claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots on September 5, 2010. He was waived on September 27, 2010, after being inactive for the first three games of the season. He was then re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 29. He was re-signed to a future contract for the 2011 season on January 20, 2011. He was waived on September 4.[2][3]

### Kansas City Chiefs

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On September 5, he was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs. During the 2012 offseason, his position was changed to Tight End.[4]

### Chicago Bears

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On March 21, 2013, Maneri signed a two-year deal with the Chicago Bears.[5][6][7][8][9] On October 21, the Bears released Maneri to make room for Jordan Palmer after Jay Cutler's injury.[10]

### Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Maneri signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on February 14, 2014. He was released by the Buccaneers on May 12, 2014.

### New England Patriots (second stint)

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Maneri re-signed with the New England Patriots on August 10, 2014.[11] He was released on August 30 during final cuts.

On December 17, 2014, the Patriots announced that they re-signed Maneri to the 53-man roster.[12] On January 17, 2015, the Patriots waived him.[13]

### New York Jets

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Maneri was signed by the New York Jets on June 15, 2015 after Zach Sudfeld suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in minicamp.[14][15]

## References

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1. ^ Tatum, Kevin. "Owls football gains 3 more commitments", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 19, 2006. Accessed December 13, 2012. "The latest players to cast their lots with Temple are third-team all-state linebacker Andre Neblett of Rahway High (N.J.), tight end Steve Maneri of Saddle Brook High (N.J.), and offensive lineman John Palumbo of Queen of Peace in North Arlington, N.J."
2. ^ Reiss, Mike (September 5, 2010). "Patriots add tackle Steve Maneri". espn.go.com. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
3. ^ Reiss, Mike (September 27, 2010). "Patriots waive OT Maneri". espn.go.com. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
4. ^ Wilson, Aaron. "Chiefs shift Maneri to tight end". Scout.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
5. ^ Florio, Mike (March 21, 2013). "Bears sign tight end Steve Maneri". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
6. ^ Mayer, Larry (March 21, 2013). "Steve Maneri excited to join bears". Chicago Bears. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
7. ^ Biggs, Brad (March 21, 2013). "Chicago Bears sign TE Maneri". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
8. ^ Koeske, Zak (March 22, 2013). "Saddle Brook Native Signs with Chicago Bears". Fair Lawn-SaddleBrook.Patch.com. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
9. ^ Biggs, Brad (March 25, 2013). "Dollars and Sense:Chicago Bears Invest in Maneri". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
10. ^ Mayer, Larry (October 21, 2013). "Cutler, Briggs both sidelined with 'significant' injuries". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
11. ^ Wesseling, Chris (August 10, 2014). "Ben Hartsock, Steve Maneri signed by Patriots". NFL.com. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
12. ^ http://m.patriots.com/news/article-1/Patriots-place-DL-Dominique-Easley-on-injured-reserve-Sign-TE-Steve-Maneri/086636eb-8de1-4ca3-9dca-ae96e40862af [dead link]
13. ^ "Patriots promote Joe Vellano from practice squad". January 17, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
14. ^ Lange, Randy (June 15, 2015). "Jets Make Roster Swap of Tight Ends". New York Jets. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
15. ^ Allen, Eric (August 25, 2015). "Jets Sign LB Johnson, Release TE Maneri". New York Jets. Archived from the original on August 29, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.

## External links

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* New England Patriots bio
* Temple Owls bio