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Dexter Manley says, “I’m back” and “you can’t keep a good man down”

About a month ago, it was widely reported that former Redskin Dexter Manley was hospitalized, suffering from a COVID-19 infection. Some reports said that he was deathly ill, while others painted a less dire picture of his condition.

Today, Dexter spoke for himself, in an upbeat, positive and high-energy video that he sent by tweet to “all the fans” in appreciation of the strong show of support he received when his illness was known.

I have to say, watching the video put a huge smile on my face. I was in my twenties, just graduated from college and living and working in Central and Northern Virginia while Dexter was terrorizing quarterbacks on the football field.