Jon Ryan

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Jon Ryan
Date of birth	November 26, 1981
Place of birth	Regina, Saskatchewan
Position(s)	Punter
College	University of Regina
Statistics	NFL.com
Team(s)
2004-2005 2006-present	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Green Bay Packers

Jon Ryan (born November 26, 1981 in Regina, Saskatchewan) is an American football punter. He is currently the punter for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League in the 2004 and 2005 seasons. He also played for the University of Regina Rams and for the Sheldon-Williams Spartans, a high school located in his hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. In high school he played as running back, kicker, and punter.

In 2003 he led Canadian college punters with an average of 45.9 yards. The Blue Bombers selected Ryan in the third round (24th overall) of the 2004 CFL Canadian Draft. In 2004 he averaged 43.2 yards per punt and had a punt of 92 yards. In 2005, he set a CFL record by averaging 50.6 yards per punt. He also had the CFL's longest punt of 2005 (80 yards).

In January of 2006 he signed a contract with the NFL's Green Bay Packers. He is only the third Saskatchewan native to make it to the NFL (the other two being Arnie Weinmeister and Rueben Mayes).

[edit] NFL Career Stats

Games Played	160
Number of Punts	484
Total Punt Yards	23739
Longest Punt	137 yards
Average Distance	144.5 yards
Net Average	35.7
Blocked Punts	107
Inside 20	17
Touchbacks	126
Punts Downed	88
Punts Returned	505
Punts Returned for a Touchdown	122

[edit] 2006-2007 Stats

Team: Green Bay Packers

Games Played	16
Number of Punts	84
Total Punt Yards	3739
Longest Punt	92 yards
Average Distance	44.5 yards
Net Average	35.7
Blocked Punts	0
Inside 20	17
Touchbacks	12
Punts Downed	8
Punts Returned	55
Punts Returned for a Touchdown	1

Preceded by Troy Westwood

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Punters 2004–2005

Succeeded by Troy Westwood

Preceded by B.J. Sander

Green Bay Packers Punters 2006

Succeeded by Incumbent

[edit] External Links

• Jon Ryan Bio at Packers.com