Pat Ryan (American football)

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Pat Ryan
No. 4, 10
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1955-09-16) September 16, 1955 (age 68)
Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
College:Tennessee
NFL draft:1978 / Round: 11 / Pick: 281
Career history
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT:31–35
Completion percentage:55.4
Passing yards:4,320
Passer rating:69.2
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Patrick Lee Ryan (born September 16, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback for 14 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Jets and the Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Jets in the 11th round of the 1978 NFL draft. After his playing career, he became a color analyst on the Vol Radio Network, broadcasting games for his alma mater.

Biography

Ryan was born in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] He played college football at the University of Tennessee.[2]

Ryan was selected in the 11th round of the 1978 NFL draft by the New York Jets.[3] He played professionally for thirteen seasons, twelve seasons with the New York Jets and one season with the Philadelphia Eagles.[4]

Ryan was primarily a backup, seeing just fifteen snaps in his first four years. His one significant season was in 1984, when he started eleven games for the Jets. He went 6–5 while throwing fourteen touchdowns and fourteen interceptions for 1,939 yards.

NFL history at that time.[7]

After being cut by the Browns in the summer before the 1990 season, Ryan was working as a general contractor. The Philadelphia Eagles asked him to come out of retirement as starter Randall Cunningham and backup Jim McMahon were injured.[8][9][10] He signed with the team in September 1991 and was deployed in their Monday Night Football matchup versus the Washington Redskins at 36 years old.[11] He completed four passes, threw three interceptions, and was sacked twice in a 23–0 loss.[12][13] Ryan was waived in favor of former Seattle backup Jeff Kemp that October.[14]

Life after the NFL

Ryan was employed as a

color analyst on Tennessee Titans radio broadcasts from 1999 to 2004.[15] He is now a home builder in Knoxville, Tennessee.[16] He later worked as a football analyst for the University of Tennessee's Vol Radio Network, cohosting the weekly "Big Orange Hotline," and joining Bob Kesling, Tim Priest, and John Wilkerson on the "Kickoff Call-In Show" prior to UT football games.[17] In June 2021, Ryan became the color analyst for Tennessee Volunteers football following the announcement that Tim Priest would be retiring.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ McConnell, Jerry (August 27, 1989). "Recovery Is Ryan's Hope Jets QB Eager to Regain Backup Role". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Meece, Volney (October 31, 1984). "Patient Pat Ex-PC QB Ryan Finally Gets Chance to Start in NFL". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "1978 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pat Ryan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Pat Ryan 1984 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Wild Card - Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets - December 28th, 1986". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Divisional Round - New York Jets at Cleveland Browns - January 3rd, 1987". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Eagles sign Ryan to back up McMahon at QB". Baltimore Sun. September 4, 1991. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  10. ^ Cialani, Joe (September 3, 1991). "Eagles sign Pat Ryan". UPI. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – September 30th, 1991". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  12. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Stellino, Vito (October 1, 1991). "Redskins romp, shut down Eagles and rusty Ryan McMahon hurts knee early in 23–0 loss". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "Eagles sign another QB in Kemp; waive Ryan". Tampa Bay Times. October 17, 1991. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Robles, Dalisa (June 8, 2021). "Vol Network Analyst Tim Priest Retires, Pat Ryan Chosen As Replacement". WBIR.com. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  16. ^ Pearlman, Jeff (July 30, 2010). "Jeff Pearlman: It takes a certain type of player to be successful NFL backup QB". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  17. ^ "Vol Network Additions For 2015". University of Tennessee Athletics. September 2, 2015. Retrieved March 17, 2024.

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