Tony Dorsett Football League
04-27-2081
#69|Sonny Manella Center
Retired (2010, Age 33)
BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
Total Rating 58  Help Conditioning 95%
Status Deceased (08-27-2048) Potential 93
Age at Death 71 Born 06-20-1977 in Del Rio, TX
Drafted Round 5, Pick 79 (2000) Experience 6 Years (101 Wks)
College Merrimack University, 2000 Salary 620 ($95.718M/2081 $)
OFFENSE DEFENSE SPEC TEAMS
Throw Power 14 Catching 26 Pass Cover 1 Kick Power 1
Throw Acc 30 Pass Blocking 66 Run Cover 1 Kick Acc 4
Carrying 16 Run Blocking 39 Tackling 30 Kick Return 6
        Pursuit 2    
PHYSICAL MENTAL DEXTERITY
Speed 7 Stamina 44 Execution 72 Agility 43
Strength 59 Health 15 Aggressiveness 49 Hands 66
Jumping 32     Attitude 79 Break Tackle 6
ROLES
QB 18 C 58 DT 33 SS 18 K 1 GUN 28
WR 14 G 50 DE 22 FS 14 P 7 KR 14
HB/TB 16 T 42 ILB 29 CB 19 LS 49 KRB 25
FB 28 TE 34 OLB 29 H 50 HT 51 KOS 6
Year Team ACT G GS COND INJ PEN PYDS TIME
2000 POR 7 4 1 97% 0 0 0 28:13
2001 POR 16 8 1 96% 0 0 0 74:23
2002 POR 11 11 11 96% 0 3 25 296:08
2003 POR 14 14 14 95% 0 3 20 422:56
2004 POR 16 16 16 96% 0 5 40 494:13
2005 POR 16 14 1 96% 2 1 10 123:43
Total   80 67 44 96% 2 12 95 1439:36

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
02-28-2011Sonny Manella has retired from football.
09-04-2006The Portland Strikes have waived Sonny Manella.
08-14-2006The Portland Strikes have moved Bob Patton, Noland Bland, Jamir Bradshaw, Albert Logan, Ray Weatherly, and Buford Faison to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella, Rusty Carswell, Jonas Walker, Hec Carroll, Jamie Bradley, and Aaron Pate to the inactive roster.
10-23-2005Sonny Manella of the Portland Strikes is injured with an abdominal strain and is expected to be out for approximately 15 days.
08-22-2005The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella, Walt Magnani, Scott Franckhauser, Pete Knight, and Aaron Pate to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Paul Baird, Cleveland Long, Eric McMillan, and Larry Scott to the inactive roster.
05-01-2005The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Inman, Tom Favre, Tim Kemp, Dutch Martini, Rusty Carswell, Steve Henke, Mitchell Oden, John Herzing, Bill Simmons, Kenyon Dominguez, Bucky Gibson, Wilbert Ramsey, Cleveland Long, and Terry Redd to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella, Ronald Marks, Ernie Lange, Pete Knight, Priest Dixon, Joe Fritsch, Jerry Leo, Walt Magnani, Ron Short, Bill Ringwalt, Riley Brown, Scott Franckhauser, Mike Burt, and Gary Robnett to the inactive roster.
09-15-2003The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella, Dwight Dempsey, Scott Franckhauser, Bill Ringwalt, Lynn Drozdov, Bill Joiner, and Joe Fritsch to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Kenny Galigher, Pete Guillory, Jim Lee, Kenyon Dominguez, Rickey Goolesbyan, Larry Ward, and Kent Cassiano to the inactive roster.
09-15-2003The Portland Strikes have acquired Sonny Manella from the waiver wire.
09-14-2003The Portland Strikes have automatically waived Sonny Manella to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
09-08-2003The Portland Strikes have acquired Sonny Manella from the waiver wire.
09-07-2003The Portland Strikes have automatically waived Sonny Manella to comply with the 53-man roster limit.
08-04-2003The Portland Strikes have moved Chuck Kolb, Kenny Galigher, Harvey Player, Ron Short, Larry Bowman, Tim Kemp, Larry Ward, Kenyon Dominguez, and Baptiste Jones to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ernie Lange, Joe Fritsch, Eddie Gray, Sonny Manella, Scott Franckhauser, Gary Robnett, Lynn Drozdov, Walt Magnani, and Dwight Dempsey to the inactive roster.
12-30-2002The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Bill Ringwalt to the inactive roster.
11-25-2002The Portland Strikes have moved Randy Johnson to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella to the inactive roster.
11-24-2002Sonny Manella of the Portland Strikes is injured with a partial ACL tear and is expected to be out for approximately 36 days.
04-29-2001The Portland Strikes have moved Jeff Hudson, Frank Leclerc, Steve Luck, Donnell Gravelle, Eric Taylor, Jack Richardson, Sonny Manella, Don Stith, Peter Devlin, Jim Lee, Johnny Kraehe, Lynn Drozdov, Benny Vaughn, Bobby Petway, Ernie Tharpe, Rickey Goolesbyan, Mike Lewis, Rick Podoley, Hagood Bausch, Steve Workman, Priest Dixon, Fred Childs, Ray Dittman, Gene Osborn, Dick Lewis, Rashad Aldridge, and Spider Griggs to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Walt Magnani, Billy McDonald, Paul Baird, Mike Sorey, Sean Hansen, Jack Rock, Tim Johnson, Jamir Bradshaw, George Tovar, Robert Condit, Scott Franckhauser, Bill Ringwalt, Greg Bock, Izzy Gallery, Bob Maginnes, Bill Joiner, Fred Childs, Ray Timberlake, Ernie Brown, Luther Yonamine, Hec Carroll, Bucky Gibson, Ernie Lange, Willie Alley, Charlie White, Andy Jasper, and Samari Allen to the inactive roster.
10-30-2000The Portland Strikes have moved Randy Johnson to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella to the inactive roster.
08-21-2000The Portland Strikes have moved Sonny Manella to the active roster.
08-21-2000The Portland Strikes have moved Steve Hueller, Clint Latta, Tim Kendrick, Bill Furey, Emery Watson, Ralph Rice, Geno Corey, Harry Petties, Robert Mehringer, Brett Cowhig, and Spider Griggs to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Joe Trout, Sonny Manella, Bill Ringwalt, John Ellis, Greg Bock, Johnny Kraehe, Charlie White, Samari Allen, Corey Schaukowitch, and John Roessler to the inactive roster.
08-14-2000The Portland Strikes have moved Pete Rutkowski, Ernie Tharpe, Corey Schaukowitch, Darrick Kauahi, Damian Freeman, Sonny Manella, Antonio Florence, Paul Boston, George Tovar, Ed Schaum, Jacque Wendler, Ken Matesic, Ernie Brown, Hagood Bausch, Bob Hamilton, Ron Levy, Jason Arnett, John Bealles, Fred Guy, Jamir Bradshaw, Rick Podoley, Glenn Spek, Todd Grant, Emmett Creek, John Ellis, Luther Yonamine, Mike Lewis, Billy Litkus, Gary Fergerson, Hec Carroll, and Steve Workman to the active roster. The Portland Strikes have moved Ernie Lange, Willie Alley, Charlie White, Priest Dixon, Joe Fritsch, Robert Condit, Dick Turnbow, Samari Allen, Jeff Hudson, Sean Hansen, Jack Rock, Paul Baird, Mike Sorey, Scott Franckhauser, Ron Tomaini, Billy McDonald, Dave Rorison, Tony Rhinehart, Pete Gray, Bill Ringwalt, Lou Davis, Greg Bock, Walt Magnani, Bucky Gibson, Andy Jasper, Izzy Gallery, Paul Moore, John Roessler, Fred Childs, Kelvin Dykes, and Ray Timberlake to the inactive roster.