Ryan Nece
| No. -- Free Agent | |
| Linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: February 24, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: San Bernardino, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 224 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: UCLA | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
| Debuted in 2002 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in San Bernardino, California) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent in 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 Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. Nece was released by the Lions in the 2009 off-season.
[edit] Broadcasting career
The United Football league announced on September 14, 2010 that Nece would be doing sideline reporting during live games on the Versus network.
