“I remember when I retired, to be honest I didn't know what to do with my time. And that's hard. That's something very hard. We are so young and we got so much power and so much fame. You think you can do whatever you want, but there are consequences. You get knocked down and you say, 'What's going on here?' But then I started going to church.”

American former professional football player and coach

Manuel S. Ramírez is an American former professional football player and coach. A guard in the National Football League for nine years, he has been the run game coordinator and offensive line coach for the Jackson State Tigers since 2024. Ramírez was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL draft after playing college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He also played for the Denver Broncos. His career is tied to the line of scrimmage, where blocking and protection define the work.