Logan Ryan

At 33 years old, Logan Ryan has this physical status:

Logan Daniel Ryan (born February 9, 1991) is an American football cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL).

He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He played college football at Rutgers.

Early years

A native of Berlin, New Jersey, Ryan attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, and played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team. He was an all-state selection at both cornerback and quarterback. Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ryan was ranked the No. 32 cornerback prospect in his class.

Personal life

Ryan and his wife, Ashley, have two kids, Avery and Otto, and are the founders of The Ryan Animal Rescue Foundation (RARF.org). RARF works with animal welfare organizations to promote adoption and provide grants and educational opportunities. Every month on the 26th—the day corresponding to his jersey number—Ryan posts a photo on social media with a dog that is in need of adoption along with the hashtag #ryansmonthlyrescue. Ryan's older brother, Jordan, attended Drexel University and is now an engineer.

Ryan's wife needed emergency surgery during November 2020, due to trouble with her pregnancy.

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College career

Ryan competed for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team from 2010 to 2012. As a sophomore in 2011, he was a second-team All-Big East Conference pick and a first-team All-Big East select as a junior in 2012.

Pro Football Weekly also named Ryan as a first-team All-American in 2012.

Ryan announced on December 31, 2012 that he would forego his senior years at Rutgers and opt for the 2013 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Ryan was forecast to be a third round draft expert and scout, by the majority of NFL draft analysts and scouts coming out of Rutgers. He attended the NFL combine and did all of the required combine and positional drills. Marcus Cooper, Duron Harmon, Steve Beauharnais, Mark Harrison, Brandon Jones, Jawan Jamison, Khaseem Greene, and seven others appeared at Rutger's pro day on March 13, 2013. He was rated as the 13th best cornerback prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.

In the third round (83rd overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots selected Ryan. He was the 14th cornerback drafted in 2013.

On May 16, 2013, the New England Patriots announced Ryan to a four-year, $2.77 million deal, which also includes a signing bonus of $563,252.

Ryan competed in a starting cornerback position behind Alfonzo Dennard, Aqib Talib, Kyle Arrington, and Ras-I Dowling. Bill Belichick, the Patriots' fourth cornerback, came from Dennard, Talib, and Arrington.

Ryan made his NFL debut in the Patriots' season-opening 23–21 victory over the Buffalo Bills. Ryan made his first NFL appearance against the New Orleans Saints on Week 6, assisting the Patriots in a 30–27 victory. During a 27-30 loss, Ryan made four solo tackles, a pass deflection, and his first NFL interception off a pass from New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith. He returned the interception for a 79-yard touchdown, marking his first tackle of his career. After beating Ryan Tannehill in 27-27, he had a season-high four solo tackles, protested a pass, caused a fumble, and was credited with his first 112 sacks of his career.

Ryan was named starter over Alfonzo Dennard, who had been fighting a knee injury since November 24, 2013. During a 34–31 victory over the Denver Broncos, he had four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by Peyton Manning. During the Patriots' 34–31 victory over the Houston Texans, he began in place of Dennard, was inactive, had three solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass attempt by Case Keenum. When the Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens 41–7, he recorded a tackle, a season-high two pass deflections, and intercepted Joe Flacco twice.

Ryan's rookie year was his best ever appearances (29 solo), 1.5 sacks, five interceptions, ten passes blocked, and a forced fumble in 16 games and seven starts.

Ryan played against Alfonzo Dennard, Darrelle Revis, Kyle Arrington, and Brandon Browner for the vacant starting cornerback position left by Aqib Talib's departure. He was named the third cornerback on the Patriots' depth chart to begin the regular season.

Ryan made his first appearance of the season on September 14, 2014, after Dennard was unable to participate due to a shoulder injury. During a 30–7 win over the Minnesota Vikings, Ryan had three combined tackles, defended two passes, and intercepted Teddy Bridgewater. During a 16–9 victory over the Oakland Raiders, he had a season-high four solo tackles and deflected a pass. During a 9–17 loss to the Buffalo Bills in the regular-season finale, Ryan recorded a season-high five combined tackles. After Alfonzo Dennard sustained a hamstring injury earlier this week, he was named the starter.

Ryan's second season as a passer with 42 combined tackles (29 solo), six pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and six starts.

With a 12–4 record, the Patriots finished the season in a perfect AFC East. Ryan was playing in his first playoff game and made one tackle and sparked a fumble in a 35-31 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on January 10, 2015. In a 28–24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks on February 1, 2015, Ryan appeared in Super Bowl XLIX and made a tackle and pass deflection.

After Darrelle Revis, Alfonzo Dennard, Kyle Arrington, and Tarell Browner left during the off season, Ryan competed with Malcolm Butler, Justin Green, Bradley Fletcher, and Tarell Brown for the vacant starting cornerback positions throughout training camp. Bill Belichick, the head coach, named him as the third cornerback on the depth chart behind Malcolm Butler and Tarell Brown in the 2015 season.

As the Patriots defeated 42-32, Ryan made four combined tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted a pass attempt by Tyrod Taylor. After Tarell Brown was unable to play due to a foot injury, he was named the starting cornerback the following week. During the 51–17 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Ryan made four combined tackles. During Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys, Ryan collected three combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted quarterback Brandon Weeden's pass attempt during a 30–6 road victory. During a 34-27 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, he registered a season-high nine combined tackles and defended the pass. After the game, he was named the indefinite starting cornerback for the remainder of the season, replacing Tarell Brown, who was put on injured reserve.

Ryan finished the 2015 season with 74 combined tackles (58 solo), a career-high 14 pass deflections, and four interceptions in 16 games and 14 starts, a record-breaking four interceptions.

The Patriots finished atop the AFC East with a 12-4 record and a playoff berth. During a 27-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on January 16, 2016, he made his first NFL postseason appearance and had nine combined tackles. As the Patriots lost on the road 18-20 to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship, he made five solo tackles and defended a pass.

For the second straight season, Ryan was named in the starting lineup, alongside Malcolm Butler.

In the Patriots' 0–16 loss to the Buffalo Bills on October 2, 2016, Ryan made a career-high 17 combined tackles. After being inactive for the first five games while recovering from an ankle injury, Ryan was promoted to the third corner on the depth chart for Weeks 7-8. After struggling against receivers as the starting quarterback in Week 11, Ryan was pushed to starting nickelback. As Ryan took over slot coverage from Patrick Chung, Rowe was able to start outside cornerback. He converted into a strong starting nickelback, but he only had four receptions on 11 targets through Weeks 11-12. He was called for one touchdown and only allowed 11 catches on 30 pass attempts through Weeks 11-16.

As the Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos on the road by a score of 16–3, Ryan completed seven solo tackles, deflected a pass, and intercepted quarterback Trevor Siemian. During a 35–14 victory over the Miami Dolphins, Ryan made seven combined tackles, defended a pass, and intercepted intercepted Ryan Tannehill.

Ryan finished the season with a 92 total tackles (74 solo), 11 pass deflections, two interceptions, a suspended suspension, and a forced fumble, as he began in all 16 games and the 13th. With Malcolm Butler, he started six games as the outsider and seven games as nickelback.

With a 14–2 record, the Patriots finished at the top of the AFC East. He started on nickelback in the Houston Texans' Divisional Round of the playoffs on January 14, 2017, collecting seven combined tackles, three pass deflections, a firing, and intercepted quarterback Brock Osweiler's pass attempt in the 34-16 win. As the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in overtime after trailing by 25 points in the third quarter, Ryan began in Super Bowl LI, his first Super Bowl appearance of his career, and total tackles.

The Tennessee Titans announced Ryan on March 10, 2017, a three-year, $30 million contract with no guarantees and a signing bonus of $2 million.

Ryan was named as the Titans' starting lineback, opposite Adoree Jackson, in the regular season. During a 16–26 loss, Ryan made his Titans' debut in the season-opener against the Oakland Browners. He tackled a tackle and induced a fumble. As the Titans defeated the Seattle Seahawks 33–27, he recorded a season-high six solo tackles and a season-high three pass deflections.

Ryan finished his first season with the Titans, with 62 tackles, a forced fumble, and 11 pass deflections.

The Titans finished second in the AFC South with a 9–7 record and qualified for the playoffs. The Titans defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the Wild Card Round. Ryan had three solo tackles in a 22-21 road win. In the 35–14 road loss, he had 12 tackles (10 solo) and the New England Patriots had 12 in the Divisional Round.

Ryan was a starting cornerback for Adoree Jackson and former Patriots teammate Malcolm Butler in the 2018 season. In a Week 15-17–0 road victory over the New York Giants, he started the first 14 games before suffering a broken fibula. On December 18, 2018, he was put on injured reserve.

Ryan finished the season with 76 tackles, eight passes defensed, no interceptions, and a career-high four sacks, which accounted for all defensive backs at the time of his injury.

Ryan returned from his injury in time for the Titans' season opener against the Cleveland Browns. He made eight tackles, sacked Baker Mayfield 1.5 times, and intercepted a pass from one time as the Titans defeated 43-13. As the Titans barely lost 19–17, he intercepted former Patriots teammate Jacoby Brissett once in the next game against the Indianapolis Colts. Ryan made a team high nine tackles and fired Josh Allen once in the 14-7 loss in Week 5 against the Buffalo Bills. In the narrow 35–32 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Week 10, he had a team high 13 tackles and three passes defended.

Ryan finished the season with 113, passes deflections with 18, and forced fumbles with four. He had four interceptions during his time as a rookie.

The Titans competed in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs on January 4, 2020, against Ryan's former team, the New England Patriots. Ryan intercepted a deflected pass from former Titan John Brady (which turned out to be Brady's last game as a Patriot) in the game's final seconds with the Titans leading 14-13-13 and New England on their own 1-yard line), and the Patriots tied the game to a 9-yard touchdown. The score gave the Titans a 20-13 victory in Foxborough, allowing them to play in the Divisional Round of the playoffs for the second time in three years. Ryan was a team-high 13 tackles against the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round of the Baltimore Ravens.

Ryan agreed to a one-year, $7.5 million deal with the New York Giants on September 5, 2020. Ryan switched from cornerback to safety in the first season.

Ryan was tackled by quarterback Dak Prescott, causing Prescott's right ankle to fracture and dislocate in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys.

Ryan made his first interception of the season off quarterback Alex Smith's time in the 4th quarter in Week 9 against the Washington Football Team, just one day after his wife suffered from an ectopic pregnancy.

Ryan signed a three-year, $31 million deal extension on December 25, 2020, with $20 million guaranteed.

Ryan was listed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 20, 2021, and was ruled out for Week 11 and Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Ryan was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list on November 30, 2021.

Ryan was fired by the Giants on March 17, 2022.

Ryan signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on March 24, 2022. On October 18, he sustained a foot injury in Week 4 and was put on injured reserve.

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