page_title: Sherrick McManis
section_title: Chicago Bears
hierarchical_section_title: Sherrick McManis / Professional career / Chicago Bears
caption_attribution_description: English: Sherrick McManis in 2018
context_page_description: Sherrick Terravis McManis is an American football cornerback and special teamer for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northwestern.
context_section_description: On August 31, 2012, McManis was traded to the Chicago Bears for fullback 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, McManis was re-signed by the Bears to a two-year contract.
  On March 22, 2018, McManis signed a two-year contract to remain with the Bears. Since 2012, McManis has been Chicago's special teams ace, spending time as a captain while making 80 tackles in that time entering the 2018 season. In Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals, McManis recorded his first interception since 2010 off Sam Bradford's pass to Chad Williams. Later in the season, he became the Bears' starting nickelback after Bryce Callahan suffered a season-ending foot injury.
  In week 5 of the 2019 season against the Oakland Raiders, McManis forced a fumble on Trevor Davis on the goal line in the 24–21 loss. He was placed on injured reserve on November 30, 2019.
  McManis signed a one-year extension with the Bears on April 16, 2020. As of the 2020 season, McManis is the longest tenured Bears player, having played under four different coaching regimes dating back to Lovie Smith in 2012.
caption: McManis in a game against the San Francisco 49ers in 2018
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