Ryan Nece

Ryan Nece

Infobox NFLactive
name=Ryan Nece


currentteam=Detroit Lions
currentnumber=55
currentpositionplain=Linebacker
birthdate=birth date and age|1979|2|24
birthplace=San Bernardino, California
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=224
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers
college=UCLA
undraftedyear=2002
pastteams=
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002-2007)
* Detroit Lions (2008-present)
status=Active
highlights=
* Honorable mention All-Pac-10 (2001)
* Butkus Award semifinalist (2001)
nfl=NEC207645

Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in city-state|San Bernardino|California) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at UCLA.

Nece is the son of former NFL safety and Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

College career

Nece graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and was a four-year starter for the Bruins and finished his career with 281 career tackles (173 solo), with 22 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He started out in his redshirt year as a safety but converted to linebacker afterwards. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection and Butkus Award semifinalist as a senior at UCLA.

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Nece tore his ACL in his rookie year, ending his season after being a stalwart special teams tackler throughout the season. In 2003, Nece moved into the starting spot across star linebacker Derrick Brooks and finished the season with 70 tackles and one interception.

Nece was released by the Buccaneers during final cuts on August 30, 2008.

Detroit Lions

On August 31, 2008, Nece was signed by the Detroit Lions. The move reunited him with Lions head coach Rod Marinelli, who was an assistant coach for the Buccaneers during Nece's first four seasons in Tampa Bay.

External links

* [http://www.detroitlions.com/bio.cfm?bio_id=553&season=10 Detroit Lions bio]
* [http://www.buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Nece,Ryan,56 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]


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