Ryan Delaire
| No. 91 Carolina Panthers | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Date of birth: | January 17, 1992 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Bloomfield, Connecticut | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Windsor (CT) | ||||||
| College: | Towson | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2015 | |||||||
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Ryan Delaire (born January 17, 1992) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Towson. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2015.
Early years
Delaire attended Windsor High School in Windsor, CT where he was a standout athlete for several Warriors teams. He won a total of five letters in football and basketball. Off of the field, Delaire was a success as well; he was a multi-time scholar athlete who earned high honors accolades. [1] After graduating in 2010, Delaire chose to attend UMass to play football.
College career
As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Delaire appeared in 10 out of a possible 11 games during the 2011 season. In those 10 games, he amassed 9 tackles, including 2 for losses, and 0.5 sacks.
Delaire appeared in 8 games for UMass during his sophomore season in 2012. He recorded 19 tackles, including 5 for losses, 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.
Prior to the 2013 season, Delaire transferred to Towson University to play for Rob Ambrose's Tigers. His move proved to be a beneficial move as he had his most successful season as a college athlete, both in terms of statistics and accolades. In 2013, Delaire was a crucial part of the national runner-up Towson team. He made 68 tackles and had 17.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, 3 pass break ups, 2 forced fumbles, and 4 fumble recoveries. [2] Delaire's efforts earned him a spot on the All-CAA first team and also earned him College Sports Madness third team All-American and Beyond Sports Network third team All-American honors.
Professional career
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Delaire was signed as an undrafted rookie on May 5, 2015.[3]
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins signed Delaire to their practice squad on September 7, 2015.[4]
Carolina Panthers
On September 30, 2015, the Carolina Panthers signed Delaire off the Redskins' practice squad.[5] In his first career game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he recorded 5 tackles and 2 sacks of Jameis Winston. In following game, during the Panthers 27-23 victory at the Seattle Seahawks, Delaire recorded 1 tackle and 5 quarterback pressures against Russell Wilson.[6] During the Panthers week 11 victory over the Washington Redskins to move them to 10-0 for the first time in franchise history, Delaire recorded a half sack on quarterback Kirk Cousins.
On September 27, 2016, Delaire was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.[7] He was activated off injured reserve on November 25, 2016.
References
- ↑ http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/delaire_ryan00.html
- ↑ http://www.towsontigers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2127
- ↑ Smith, Scott. "Bucs Add 13 Undrafted Free Agents". Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ↑ "9/7: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- ↑ Gantt, Darin (September 30, 2015). "Panthers add another defensive end, sign Ryan Delaire played his first game as a Panther in October 4th against his former team Tampa Bay, where he recorded 2 sacks.". NBCSports.com. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ↑ http://www.catscratchreader.com/2015/10/19/9571479/panthers-27-seahawks-23-handing-out-the-pff-grades
- ↑ "Panthers sign DT Kyle Love, S Michael Griffin". Panthers.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.