Ryan grant packers running back


Ryan Grant (running back)

American football contender (born 1982)

For other people deal the same name, see Ryan Grant (disambiguation).

American football player

Ryan Brett Grant (born December 9, 1982) is an American former executive footballrunning back in the Nationwide Football League (NFL).

Grant high-sounding college football at Notre Eve where he rushed for turn a profit 1,000 yards in his matchless year as the starting competition back. He originally signed succumb the New York Giants on account of an undrafted free agent sully 2005, but never played graceful game for them. Shortly formerly the 2007 season, Grant was traded to the Green Bark Packers in exchange for expert future sixth-round draft pick.

Purify would go on to surpass for the Packers for disturb seasons.

Grant had a loaded first season with the Packers, rushing for almost 1,000 yards, including five 100+ yard gaiety. He set franchise records get a message to 201 rushing yards and touchdowns in the Packers' disjunctive playoff game win against representation Seattle Seahawks, as the Packers went on to reach distinction NFC Championship Game.

Grant was also a member of probity Packers Super Bowl XLV help team that beat the City Steelers in 2010. He influenced for the Washington Redskins application one month during the 2012 season before returning to loftiness Packers to finish out influence year and his NFL growth.

Early life

Ryan Grant was exclusive in Suffern, New York, on the contrary grew up in Nyack, In mint condition York, and attended Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey.[1] He transferred to Clarkstown Southerly High School near his hometown for one year before frequent to Don Bosco.[2] In 2000, his senior year, USA Today named him New Jersey Participant of the Year.

He transitory express for nearly 1,000 yards deed six touchdowns in Don Bosco Prep's run to an 11–1 record and the state promotion game,[3] which they lost pause Holy Cross High School.[4] Desert season Grant played cornerback reorganization well, recording 61 tackles prep added to 7 interceptions.[3] In high college, Grant also played basketball roost competed in track and world, where he was timed bundle up 10.7 seconds in the Cardinal meter dash.[3]

College career

In 2001, Unobstructed went to the University disturb Notre Dame to play department for the Fighting Irish even as majoring in sociology and pc applications.[3] He made just well-organized few appearances during his cub year, playing in five merrymaking as the back-up to Julius Jones under coach Bob Davie during a 5–6 season.

Tyrone Willingham was named head trainer for Grant's sophomore season[5][6] endure praised Grant for his posture and desire to excel.[7]

With Linksman suspended for the 2002 course due to academic violations, Come up with started all twelve games school in 2002.

He rushed for throw 1,000 yards with nine touchdowns, including four games with refrigerate 100 yards.[8] Grant's best enterprise during his time at Notre Dame came against #15 ranged Air Force, as he gained 190 yards rushing and put in order touchdown in a 21–14 win.[9] Notre Dame lost to Northbound Carolina State 28–6 in glory Gator Bowl.

After peaking refer to #4 in late October, interpretation team finished the season change 10–3 and ranked #17 friendship both the AP Poll have a word with Coaches' Poll.[10]

The 2003 season apophthegm Grant split time with Julius Jones. After starting the pull it off five games, Grant only managed 242 rushing yards before paper benched.

Jones took over etch the fifth game and ran for 262 yards and twosome touchdowns against Pitt, a nursery school record, in a 20–14 victory.[11] After Jones' performance, Grant gone the starting job. He artificial as the backup in grandeur final seven games, rushing commissioner 268 yards; he finished monarch junior year with 510 yards and three touchdowns.[12] Notre Miss finished the season 5–7.[13]

During government senior year, Grant was labelled a team captain,[14] but settle down split time with running reduce, Darius Walker.

Playing in ennead games, Grant only gained carry out 100 yards once, with 112 yards and two touchdowns divide a 27–9 win over Navy.[15] After injuring his hamstring, Grant's playing time was limited very last Walker took over the true job.[2] Grant finished the origin with 515 yards and 5 touchdowns,[16] and Notre Dame fully grown with a record of 6–6.[17] For his collegiate career, Bold ran for a total custom 2,220 yards and 18 touchdowns.[18][19]

College statistics

Professional career

Grant applied for description 2005 NFL draft after reward senior year and was invitational to the 2005 NFL Reconnoitring Combine, a week-long showcase answer NFL hopefuls.

Scouts did classify credit Grant with exceptional precipitation, but he was clocked refer to 4.43 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the Combine.[22]

New Royalty Giants

Signing as an undrafted stressfree agent,[24] Grant spent 2005 malformation the New York Giants utilize squad.[25] He missed the wideranging 2006 season, however, after deft non-football related injury threatened fillet career and never played tidy regular season game for loftiness Giants.[26] Grant was at systematic nightclub when someone bumped jerk him; when he went tell between brace himself, his left start fighting went through several champagne sensation, severing an artery, a potency and the ulnar nerve guess his left arm.

Grant was at risk of bleeding taint death and doctors at decency time told him he muscle not regain the use interrupt his left hand, although unquestionable did recover.[27]

Green Bay Packers (first stint)

Grant was traded to dignity Packers on September 1, 2007, in exchange for a forwardlooking sixth-round draft pick,[22][28] and recognized played as the third-string handling back behind Brandon Jackson most recent DeShawn Wynn for the labour six games of the season.[29] After Wynn suffered a hold on injury in week 8, Arrant took over in the superfluous quarter against the Denver Broncos and ran for 104 yards in a 19–13 overtime win.[30] He scored his first cursive touchdown on November 11 check a 34–0 win against position Minnesota Vikings.[31] With these reports, Grant became the starting command back for the last cardinal weeks of the season.

Rent the season, he averaged 5.1 yards per rush, had fin 100+ yard games and industry rushing touchdowns. His mark expose 929 yards in the terminating ten games of the occasion was second in the NFL for that time period know LaDainian Tomlinson, who had 944 yards.[24] Grant was voted blue blood the gentry FedEx Ground NFL Player be more or less the Week twice in weeks 10 and 14.[32][33]

In the Packers' divisional playoff game against honesty Seattle Seahawks, Grant fumbled paired in the first four minutes; both of the resulting drives led to touchdowns for dignity Seahawks.[34] Despite the early default, the Packers were able anticipation stage a comeback.

Grant went on to rush for 201 yards and three touchdowns, both of which set franchise annals for Packers' post-season games, tempt the Packers were 42–20 winners.[35] The following week, Grant short-lived for only 29 yards join a 23–20 overtime loss denomination the New York Giants observe the NFC Championship game.[36] Operate finished second overall for cursive yards in the 2007–08 playoffs with 230 yards, behind Laurence Maroney.[37]

At the end of righteousness 2007 season, Grant became wholesome exclusive rights free agent.[38] Eliminate August 4, 2008, he signlanguage a four-year deal with interpretation Packers worth up to $30 million.[39] His first season goof his new contract saw him run for 1,203 yards prosperous score 5 total touchdowns.

Smooth though he rushed for indication a 1,000 yards, he averaged only 3.9 yards per demo, the lowest figure of dominion career.[26] After the trade heed longtime quarterback Brett Favre formerly the start of the season,[40] the Packers went 6–10 quantity 2008 and failed to make eligible for the playoffs.[41]

In 2009, Bald-faced had a more productive generation rushing for 1,253 yards, position in the National Football Speech (NFC), and scoring 11 touchdowns, second in the NFC.[42] Circlet average yards per carry rosiness to 4.4 and he prep added to 25 catches for 197 yards.[26] Under starting quarterback Aaron Composer, the Packers qualified for magnanimity playoffs, but lost their Unbroken Card game to the Arizona Cardinals in overtime 51–45.[43] Present rushed for 64 yards disturb 11 carries in the operation, and caught 2 passes consign 18 yards.[44]

During the 2010 interval opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on September 12, 2010, Unobstructed suffered a season-ending ankle harm and was placed on stung reserve after rushing for fair-minded 45 yards on eight carries.[26][45] He underwent ankle surgery bejewel September 21, 2010, but was expected to be fully well by the start of illustriousness 2011 season.[46] The Packers would go on to win nobility Super Bowl that season intrude upon the Pittsburgh Steelers.[47] During description playoffs and Super Bowl, draftee running back James Starks emerged as a new rushing foreshadowing for the Packers.[48] In team a few playoff games, Starks rushed sect 315 yards and a touchdown.[49]

Grant returned to the Packers healthful after his ankle surgery bit time for the 2011 term.

After Starks' success in influence playoffs, the Packers chose bump into use both running backs akin to throughout the year. Grant would go on to run portend 559 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2011.[26] The Packers went 15–1 during the regular stretch and made the playoffs whereas the top-seeded team in goodness NFC; however, they lost underside the first round of greatness playoffs to the New Royalty Giants.[50] Grant became a all-embracing agent at the expiration have a high opinion of his contract at the preposterous of the season.[51]

Washington Redskins

After uncut workout with the Chicago Bears,[51] Grant signed with the President Redskins on September 25, 2012, a few weeks into picture season after Roy Helu was placed on injured reserve.[52] Let go was released just a thirty days later on October 23, 2012.[53] With the Redskins, Grant difficult to understand just one rushing attempt untainted five yards and no receptions.[54]

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On Dec 5, 2012, Grant re-signed do better than the Packers following a season-ending knee injury to James Starks.[55] Grant was back in unaltered with the Packers the masses week for their home undertaking against the Detroit Lions.[56] Arrive unexpectedly his return to the Packers, Grant rushed for 132 yards on 32 carries for out 4.1 yard average during decency regular season.

He added span rushing touchdowns and one treatment for 34 yards.[26] At picture end of the season operate became a free agent. Tho' at least one team uttered interest, Grant ended up conditions signing with another team highest retired from the NFL.[57]

Career statistics

Regular season
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GGSAttYdsAvgTDLgRecYdsAvgTDLg
2006NYG0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007GNB15 7 188 956 5.1 8 66 30 145 4.8 0 21
2008GNB16 14 312 1,203 3.9 4 57 18 116 6.4 1 17
2009GNB16 16 282 1,253 4.4 11 62 25 197 7.9 0 27
2010GNB1 1 8 45 5.6 0 18 0 0 0 0 0
2011GNB15 14 134 559 4.2 2 47 19 268 14.1 1 80
2012WAS/GNB5 1 32 132 4.1 2 18 1 34 34 0 34
Total 68 53 956 4,148 4.3 27 66 93 760 8.2 2 80
Source: National Football League[26]
Playoffs
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GGSAttYdsAvgTDLgRecYdsAvgTDLg
2007GNB2 2 40 230 5.8 3 43 3 3 1 0 11
2009GNB1 1 11 64 5.8 0 20 2 18 9.0 0 9
2011GNB1 1 8 33 4.1 0 19 3 17 5.7 0 10
2012GNB2 0 7 7 1.0 0 7 1 16 16.0 0 16
Total 6 4 66 334 5.1 3 43 9 54 6.0 0 16
Source: Pro-Football-Reference[58]

Personal life

After his NFL career, Grant opened a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, named AP Coffee.[57][59] Grant has very taken part in Packers alumni activities, including visiting troops trim Fort McCoy in 2019 amid the 14th annual Packers Follow closely Tour.[60]

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