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| Date of birth: | September 12, 1986 |
| Place of birth: | Rialto, California |
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| Status: | Active |
| CFL status: | Import |
| Position(s): | WR |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight: | 180 lb (82 kg) |
| College: | Hawaii |
| High school: | Rialto |
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| 2008 2008 2008–2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 |
Houston Texans* Chicago Bears* BC Lions Miami Dolphins* Saskatchewan Roughriders Hartford Colonials* Edmonton Eskimos
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| Playing stats at CFL.ca | |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Ryan Grice-Mullen (born September 12, 1986 in Rialto, California) is a Canadian football wide receiver for the Edmonton Eskimos. He most recently was a member of the Hartford Colonials. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Hawaii.
Grice-Mullen has also been a member of the Chicago Bears, BC Lions, Miami Dolphins and Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Grice-Mullen attended Rialto High School in Rialto, California and was a student and lettered three times in football and once in track. In football, he played quarterback, running back, and defensive back, and as a senior, he was an All-League selection and an All-County selection. Grice-Mullen graduated from Rialto High School in 2004.
As a freshman for Hawaii, Grice-Mullen appeared in 12 games, starting 11 of them. He led UH's receiving corps with 1,228 yards and 12 TDs. He also recorded five 100+ yard receiving games.[1]
During his sophomore year, Grice-Mullen was injured for several games and started a total of nine games.
During his junior year, Grice-Mullen caught 106 passes for 1372 yards and 13 TDs. He earned first team All-WAC honors and was part of the WAC's Special Award for Offensive Unit of the Year.[2]
On January 8, 2008, he announced that he would skip his senior year of college to enter the 2008 NFL Draft,[3] although unfortunately for him he was not actually drafted.
Grice-Mullen was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Houston Texans shortly after the 2008 NFL Draft. However, he was released on June 13.
On July 24, 2008, Grice-Mullen was signed by the Chicago Bears. He was waived a month later on August 24.
Grice-Mullen was signed to the practice squad of the BC Lions on September 9, 2008, and was later placed on the active roster. During the 2008 season, Grice-Mullen caught 9 passes for 175 yards and 1 TD.[4] Grice-Mullen caught a 67-yard TD pass in the Lions' season finale.[5]
Grice-Mullen finished the 2009 season with 20 catches for 210 yards and one TD. In late November, Grice-Mullen set the CFL record for longest playoff punt return when he returned a punt for 106 yards in the second half for a touchdown.[6] He was later named special teams player of the week.[7]
Grice-Mullen signed a contract with the Miami Dolphins on January 6, 2010. The move united with fellow former Hawaii receiver and teammate Davone Bess.[8] He was waived on August 18.
On September 15, 2010, Grice-Mullen returned to the CFL and signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders[9].
On August 16, 2011, Grice-Mullen signed with the Edmonton Eskimos after slotback Fred Stamps went down with an abdominal injury[10]