Ryan Clady
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No. 78 Denver Broncos
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| Offensive tackle | |||||||||
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Personal information
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| Date of birth: September 6, 1986 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Long Beach, California | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: Boise State | |||||||||
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2008 for the Denver Broncos | |||||||||
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Career history
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| Roster status: Active | |||||||||
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Career highlights and awards
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Career NFL statistics as of week 13, 2011
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Ryan Jacob Clady[1] (born September 6, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos, with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.[2] He played college football at Boise State.
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[edit] Early years
Clady was born in Long Beach, California. He attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California and was a letterman in football. He was also a first-team All-Citrus Belt League selection, a first-team All-San Bernardino County selection, and a first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation Division I selection.
Clady graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2004. Rated only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was not ranked among the nation's top offensive tackle prospects.[3]
[edit] College career
Clady redshirted as a freshman for the Boise State Broncos in 2004. He earned the starting right tackle position at the beginning of the 2005 season and started 14 of 14 games. He was voted to several dotcoms' second and third team All-American squads. He was moved to the left side before the 2006 campaign, starting all 14 games. Clady earned first team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honors following his sophomore season and was also named to the prestigious SI.com Second-team All-American squad. In 2007, he started each game he played for Boise State and was once again a First-team All-WAC selection. Clady also made several First-team All-American rosters.
Clady was part of Boise State's historic 43-42 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl. In that game, many scouts first were able to see Clady on a national stage, and marveled at how well Clady handled Oklahoma pass rushers.[4] He also had the key block for Ian Johnson in the game-winning Statue of Liberty play.
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[edit] 2008 NFL Draft
Clady drew comparisons to Chris Samuels.[5] He was selected by the Denver Broncos, with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Clady was the highest drafted player in Boise State history and the 11th to be selected in the 1st round. The Broncos signed him to a five-year deal worth $46.75 million. It was reported to guarantee $23.375 million.[6]
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| 6 ft 7 in | 319 lb | 5.08 s | 1.71 s | 2.86 s | 4.63 s | 6.99 s | 31 in | 10 ft 0 in | 34 rep | 23 | |||||||||
| Height, weight, bench and Wonderlic from NFL Combine; all others from Boise State Pro Day | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Denver Broncos
Following Week 12 of the 2008 NFL season, Peter King of Sports Illustrated said Clady was the third-best rookie overall.[7] On December 12, 2008, Clady won the Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award, after his game against the Kansas City Chiefs. That was the first time all season that a lineman, either offensive or defensive, won the award.[8]
Clady finished third in voting behind Matt Ryan and Chris Johnson for the 2008 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.[9] He was the only offensive lineman to receive any votes. Clady started every game during the 2008 NFL season and gave up just a half of a sack while committing only three penalties.[10] He was the only starting NFL offensive lineman to give up less than one sack for the entire season. He was named to the Associated Press NFL All-Pro Second Team behind Michael Roos and Jordan Gross.[11]
As of May 2009[update], Sporting News lists Clady as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the NFL.[12]
After the Broncos' October 4, 2009 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, Clady set a new NFL record for consecutive games to start a career without giving up a full sack. Through 20 games, he has surrendered only one half of a sack.[13]
Clady was named a starter for the 2010 Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro by the Sporting News and Associated Press after the 2009 season.
On April 28, 2010, Clady injured his patella tendon while playing basketball but still played in the following game.[14]
On January 17, 2012, Clady was added to the 2012 Pro Bowl roster along with teammate Willis McGahee.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CladRy20.htm
- ^ "Broncos Select Ryan Clady 12th Overall". BroncoTalk. http://broncotalk.net/2008/04/broncos-select-ryan-clady-12th-overall/. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ "Ryan Clady Profile". Rivals.com. http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=26142&sport=1.
- ^ Smith, Michael David (April 14, 2008). "A Boise State Fiesta Bowl Hero Looks Like a Top 10 N.F.L. Draft Pick". New York Times. http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/a-boise-state-fiesta-bowl-hero-looks-like-a-top-10-nfl-draft-pick/..
- ^ "Pro Football War Room: Ryan Clady Profile". SportingNews.com. http://warroom.sportingnews.com/nfl/draft/2008/players/7686.html. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ Ryan Clady
- ^ Monday Morning Quarterback, Week 14
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/partner?partnerType=rookies
- ^ QB Ryan landslide winner as top offensive rookie
- ^ http://hosted.stats.com/fb/playerstats.asp?id=8789&team=7
- ^ Falcons' Turner among 15 newcomers on All-Pro team
- ^ "Offensive tackle rankings: Young anchors awash in potential". Sporting News. May 8, 2009. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=546898.
- ^ "Ryan Clady’s record-setting streak continues". BroncoTalk. October 8, 2009. http://broncotalk.net/2009/10/10425/broncos-buzz/ryan-cladys-record-setting-streak-continues/. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
- ^ "Sources: Clady tears patella tendon". ESPN. April 28, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5143680.
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