Ryan Kerrigan

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Ryan Kerrigan
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Kerrigan with Washington in 2021
Washington Commanders
Position:Assistant linebackers coach/pass rush specialist
Personal information
Born: (1988-08-16) August 16, 1988 (age 35)
Muncie, Indiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Muncie Central
College:Purdue (2007–2010)
NFL draft:2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
3
Touchdowns:3
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Patrick Ryan Kerrigan (born August 16, 1988) is an

unanimous All-American honors as a senior before being selected by Washington in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft
.

Kerrigan played the majority of his 11-year career as an

consecutive starts by a left outside linebacker. He is also Washington's all-time leader in sacks and forced fumbles, recording 95.5 and 26 of them respectively during his 10 years with the team. Kerrigan played a season with the Philadelphia Eagles
in 2021 before retiring and joining Washington as an assistant coach in 2022.

Early life

Kerrigan was born on August 16, 1988, in

touchdowns. A three-star recruit, Kerrigan committed to Purdue over offers from Ball State, Cincinnati, Indiana, and Northern Illinois.[2]

College career

Kerrigan attended

All-American by Rivals.com
and a first team All-Big Ten selection. He finished the season with 66 tackles and 12 sacks. Kerrigan was also awarded Purdue's "Pit Bull Award" in 2009, which was given to the player that exemplified and displayed tenacity and tough play.

After forcing two fumbles against

Bill Willis Trophy.[4]

Professional playing career

Washington Redskins / Football Team

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split
20-yard shuttle
 Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+7⁄8 in
(1.93 m) 		267 lb
(121 kg) 		33+3⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		 4.71 s 1.61 s 2.72 s 4.39 s 7.18 s 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 2 in
(3.10 m)		 31 reps
All values from
NFL Combine[5]

2011

Kerrigan was selected by the

Washington Redskins in the first round (16th overall) of the 2011 NFL draft.[6] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth US$8.72 million, on July 29, 2011.[7][8]

Kerrigan made his professional regular season and first career start in the Redskins'

Miami Dolphins.[13] He started in all 16 games in 2011 and recorded 63 combined tackles (41 solo), 7.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one interception, and one touchdown.[14]

2012

On October 7, 2012, Kerrigan recorded five combined tackles, deflected a pass, and returned an interception for a touchdown during a 24–17 loss to the

Atlanta Falcons in Week 5.[15][16]
Kerrigan intercepted a pass by Falcons' quarterback
Philadelphia Eagles. He had two sacks on quarterback Nick Foles and stripped the ball during one of them which was recovered by cornerback Richard Crawford.[18] Kerrigan started all 16 games in 2012 and recorded 54 combined tackles (42 solo), 8.5 sacks, eight pass deflections, an interception, and a touchdown.[14]

The

Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Wildcard Game. On January 20, 2013, it was announced that Kerrigan was added to the 2013 Pro Bowl as a replacement for Aldon Smith who was set to appear in Super Bowl XLVII with the San Francisco 49ers.[19]

2013

Defensive coordinator Jim Haslett retained Kerrigan, Brian Orakpo, Perry Riley, and London Fletcher as the linebacking corps in 2013.[20]

Kerrigan in 2013

He started in the

Green Bay Packers in Week 2. In Week 3, Kerrigan tore his lateral meniscus in his left knee, but chose to play through the season.[21] On December 29, 2013, the Washington Redskins fired head coach Mike Shanahan after they finished the season with a 4–12 record.[22] Kerrigan started in all 16 games and recorded a career-high 66 combined tackles (47 solo), 8.5 sacks, and three pass deflections.[14]

2014

On January 2, 2014, Kerrigan underwent

arthroscopic surgery to repair his torn ligament in his knee.[23] On May 2, 2014, the Washington Redskins exercised the fifth-year option of Kerrigan's rookie contract, which would keep him on roster throughout the 2015 season for $7.03 million.[24] Head coach Jay Gruden named Kerrigan and Brian Orakpo the starting outside linebackers to start the regular season, along with inside linebackers Keenan Robinson and Perry Riley.[25]

On September 19, 2014, Kerrigan recorded four solo tackles and had a career-high four sacks on quarterback

Arizona Cardinals. He started in all 16 games in 2014 and recorded 64 combined tackles (51 solo), a career-high 13.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, and a pass deflection.[27] He became the Redskins' sixth all-time franchise sack leader with 38 total sacks.[28] On December 31, 2014, the Washington Redskins announced the decision to mutually part ways with defensive coordinator Jim Haslett.[29]

2015

Kerrigan was named the 78th best player by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.[30] On May 20, 2015, Kerrigan underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.[31]

On July 29, 2015, the Washington Redskins signed Kerrigan to a five-year, $57.50 million contract extension that includes $23.78 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $16 million.[32][33]

Defensive coordinator

Chicago Bears. Kerrigan started in all 16 games for the fifth consecutive season and recorded 42 combined tackles (33 solo), 9.5 sacks, three pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[14]

The

Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wildcard Game.[35]

2016

Kerrigan entered training camp slated as the starting weakside linebacker. Head coach Jay Gruden named Kerrigan and

Dallas Cowboys. On December 20, 2016, he was named to the 2017 Pro Bowl roster, which was his second Pro Bowl nomination.[38] He started all 16 games in 2016 and recorded 33 combined tackles (25 solo), 10.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, and two pass deflections.[14] Pro Football Focus gave Kerrigan an overall grade of 82.2, which ranked 10th among all qualifying 3-4 outside linebackers in 2016.[39]

2017

Kerrigan celebrating following a sack on Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz in 2017

On January 5, 2017, the Washington Redskins fired defensive coordinator Joe Barry.[40] Defensive coordinator Greg Manusky retained Kerrigan and Preston Smith as the starting outside linebackers to begin the regular season in 2017, along with inside linebackers Mason Foster and Zach Brown.[41]

He started in the

New York Giants. He started in all 16 games and recorded 46 combined tackles (34 solo), 13 sacks, a pass deflection, an interception, and a touchdown.[14] Pro Football Focus gave Kerrigan an overall grade of 84.2, which ranked 13th among all qualifying edge rushers in 2017.[44]

2018

In 2018, Kerrigan stripped the ball from quarterback Dak Prescott in the end zone, which was recovered by Preston Smith and scoring a defensive touchdown that helped seal the Week 7 win against the Dallas Cowboys.[45] Kerrigan recorded two sacks in the Week 15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars putting him at second overall on the Washington Redskins all-time sacks list at 82.5 sacks, surpassing former defensive end Charles Mann.[46] By the end of season, Kerrigan extended that record to 84.5 sacks.[47]

2019

Kerrigan in a 2019 game against the New York Giants.

In Week 2 against the

injured reserve on December 13, 2019.[53][54]

2020

Kerrigan switched to defensive end after Washington defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio implemented a 4–3 defense. In the season opening game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kerrigan surpassed Dexter Manley as Washington's all-time leader in sacks after a two sack performance.[55] He also recovered a fumble and was named NFC defensive player of the week following the game, the first of his career.[56] He finished the year with 5.5 sacks, giving him 95.5 in his career with Washington.

Philadelphia Eagles

Kerrigan signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on May 17, 2021.[57] He had a limited role with the team, playing as a reserve before starting the final two games of the season. He was placed on the COVID list in December and was activated a week later.[58][59] In the team's Wild Card game against the Buccaneers, he recorded two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.

Coaching career

Kerrigan announced his retirement as a player on July 29, 2022.[60] He rejoined Washington as a coaching intern during training camp before being officially named their assistant defensive line coach on September 5, 2022.[61] Shortly before the announcement, Kerrigan was also inducted into Washington's Greatest Players list.[62] On February 12, 2024, Kerrigan was promoted to the assistant linebackers coach and pass rush specialist by the Commanders' new head coach Dan Quinn.[63][64]

NFL statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
2011 WAS 16 16 64 42 22 7.5 4 1 9 9 9T 1 4 0
2012 WAS 16 16 54 42 12 8.5 8 1 28 28 28T 1 2 1
2013 WAS 16 16 66 47 19 8.5 3 — — — — — 4 0
2014 WAS 16 16 64 51 13 13.5 1 — — — — — 5 1
2015 WAS 16 16 42 33 9 9.5 3 — — — — — 2 0
2016 WAS 16 16 33 26 7 11 2 — — — — — 2 0
2017 WAS 16 16 46 34 12 13 1 1 24 24 24T 1 3 0
2018 WAS 16 16 43 30 13 13 1 — — — — — 3 1
2019 WAS 12 12 25 16 9 5.5 1 — — — — — 1 0
2020 WAS 16 1 17 9 8 5.5 1 — — — — — 0 1
2021 PHI 16 2 3 3 0 0 0 — — — — — 0 0
Career 172 143 457 333 124 95.5 25 3 61 20.3 28 3 26 4

Personal life

Kerrigan's father, Brendan, played football at Ball State. His brother, Kyle, was a member of the DePauw University swim team.[65] Kerrigan has two sisters, Kristina and Kaitlin, who played collegiate volleyball for the University of Indianapolis and Grace College, respectively.[66][67] Kerrigan has a severe loss of hearing in his left ear, which was caused by an ear infection he suffered at the age of eight.[68][69] Kerrigan and his wife, Jessica, have two daughters, Lincoln Georgie and Hayes Frankie.[70]

Kerrigan created a charitable foundation in 2013 to serve children in his community.[71] Kerrigan has appeared in several local car dealership commercials.[72][73] He appeared as NASA technician Garber in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No![74]

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