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Born: | Eden Prairie, Minnesota, U.S. | October 3, 1995||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, Minnesota) | ||||||||
College: | Wisconsin (2014–2018) | ||||||||
Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2019 / Round: 5 / Pick: 143 | ||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Ryan Connelly (born October 3, 1995) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent.[1] He played college football at Wisconsin. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
242 lb (110 kg) |
30+7⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.66 s | 1.54 s | 2.74 s | 4.15 s | 7.09 s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 10 in (3.00 m) |
17 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2][3] |
Connelly was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round (143rd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[4]
In Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Connelly recorded his first interception off Jameis Winston in the 32–31 win.[5] In Week 4, Connelly registered another interception off Case Keenum and recorded his first career sack in the 24–3 win. Unfortunately, Connelly suffered a torn ACL in the game and was ruled out for the season.[6]
On September 5, 2020, Connelly was waived during final roster cuts.[7]
On September 6, 2020, Connelly was claimed off waivers by the Minnesota Vikings.[8] He was placed on injured reserve on December 13.[9]
Connelly was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform to start the season on August 23, 2022.[10] He was activated on October 4, then waived and re-signed to the practice squad.[11][12]
On January 26, 2023, Connelly signed a reserve/future contract with the New Orleans Saints.[13] He was released on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[14][15] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract and thus became a free agent at the end of the season.[16]