Ryan Spadola
No. 87 Miami Dolphins | |||||||||
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| Wide receiver | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: February 15, 1991 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Howell Township, New Jersey | |||||||||
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Career information | |||||||||
| College: Lehigh | |||||||||
| Undrafted in 2013 | |||||||||
| Debuted in 2013 for the New York Jets | |||||||||
Career history
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| Roster status: Practice Squad | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2013 | |||||||||
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Ryan Spadola (born February 15, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Lehigh.
Early years
He was a member of the Super 100 Athletes in New Jersey.[1] He went to Freehold Township High School and graduated in 2009. He was among the players in the Top 170 in the country and was a member of the All-Shore Team while at high school.[1]
College career
He played college football at Lehigh. He caught his first collegiate reception for 16 yards against Holy Cross.[1]
Professional career
Pre-draft
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 1 in | 204 lb | 30 3/4 in | 9 3/4 in | 4.48 s | 4.07 s | 6.72 s | 33.5 in | 119 ft 0 in | 15 reps | ||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [2] | |||||||||||||||||||
New York Jets
Spadola was signed by the New York Jets on April 27, 2013 following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft.[3] In a preseason game on August 24, 2013, Spadola had three catches for 110 yards and one touchdown. He also had a seventy yard reception which led to the Jets' game winning field goal. Spadola was released on October 5, 2013.[4]
Miami Dolphins
The Jets wanted to re-sign Spadola however, he opted to sign to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on October 8, 2013.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on October 31, 2013.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lehigh Profile". lehighsports.com.
- ↑ Ryan Spadola NFL Combine profile
- ↑ Lange, Randy (29 April 2013). "Snapshots of the 15 Undrafted Free Agents". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 29 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ Lange, Randy (5 October 2013). "Mike Goodson, Michael Campbell to Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ↑ Martin, Kimberley (9 October 2013). "Ryan Spadola signed to Dolphins practice squad". Newsday. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- ↑ Abramson, Andrew (31 October 2013). "Miami Dolphins promote receiver Ryan Spadola to active roster, rule out tackle Jonathan Martin who went AWOL". Newsday. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.