Ryan Kerrigan

Ryan Kerrigan

Kerrigan with the Redskins in 2014.
No. 91 Washington Redskins
Position: Outside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: August 16, 1988
Place of birth: Muncie, Indiana
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school: Muncie (IN) Central
College: Purdue
NFL draft: 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Pro Bowl (2012)
  • NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month (9/2011)
  • Unanimous All-American (2010)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2010)
  • Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2010)
  • Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2010)
  • Bill Willis Trophy (2010)
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014
Tackles: 247
Quarterback sacks: 38.0
Pass deflections: 16
Interceptions: 2
Forced fumbles: 15
Touchdowns: 2
Stats at NFL.com

Patrick Ryan Kerrigan (born August 16, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Purdue University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was chosen by the Redskins in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Early years

Kerrigan was born in Muncie, Indiana. He attended Muncie Central High School, where he played defensive end and tight end for the Muncie Bearcats high school football team. As a senior he was an all-state selection after recording 90 tackles and 19 sacks as a defensive end. As a tight end he had 40 receptions for 789 yards and six touchdowns.

College career

Kerrigan attended Purdue University, where he played for the Purdue Boilermakers football team from 2007 to 2010. As a freshman in 2007, Kerrigan appeared in 12 games recording 18 tackles and a sack. As a sophomore in 2008 he started 11 of 12 games and was an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection after recording 56 tackles, seven sacks and an interception. As a junior in 2009 he was a second team All-American by Rivals.com and a first team All-Big Ten selection. He finished the season with 66 tackles and 12 sacks. Kerrigan was also awarded Purdue's "Pit Bull Award" in 2009, which was given to the player that exemplified and displayed tenacity and tough play.

Kerrigan was a semifinalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award during his senior season.[1]

After forcing two fumbles against the Michigan Wolverines, Kerrigan became the Big Ten's all-time leader in forced fumbles; his total of 14 forced fumbles tied the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) career record.[2] Following his 2010 season, he was a first-team All-Big Ten selection, was honored as the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, as well as winning the The Bill Willis Trophy given to the top collegiate defensive lineman, and was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American.[3]

Professional career

2011 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht WtArm lengthHand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BPWonderlic
6 ft 4 in 267 lb33⅜ in9½ in 4.71 s 1.61 s 2.72 s 4.39 s 7.18 s 33½ in 10 ft 2 in 31 repsx
All values from NFL Combine[4]

Washington Redskins

2011 season

Kerrigan was selected by the Washington Redskins with the sixteenth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. On July 29, 2011, the Redskins officially signed Kerrigan to a four-year, $8.72 million contract with a $4.842 million signing bonus.[5][6] Kerrigan was converted from a defensive end to an outside linebacker. He was made the starting left outside linebacker. During his NFL debut on September 11, 2011, Kerrigan tipped up and intercepted an errant pass from New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, subsequently scoring on a 9-yard scamper into the end zone.[7] On September 29, the NFL named him Defensive Rookie of the Month for September.[8] His rookie season was marked by dominant play. Some speculated Kerrigan would win Defensive Rookie of the Year.[9] At the end of the 2011 season, Kerrigan had started in all 16 games and recorded 63 combined tackles, 7.5 sacks, four forced fumbles, one interception, and one touchdown. On January 16, 2012, Kerrigan along with fellow rookie Roy Helu, were named to the Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America all-rookie team.[10]

2012 season

In Week 5 of the 2012 season against the Atlanta Falcons, Kerrigan tipped a pass thrown by Matt Ryan and intercepted it. He then ran the ball 28 yards for a touchdown, similar to what he did to Eli Manning in his first career game as a rookie.[11][12] In Week 14 against the Baltimore Ravens, he managed to tackle Joe Flacco and tip his pass to Ray Rice enough so London Fletcher could intercept the ball; preventing the Ravens from scoring and allowing the Redskins to tie the score and eventually win in overtime.[13] Kerrigan would have a stellar performance against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 16, where he sacked Nick Foles twice, and stripped the ball during one of them; the ball was recovered by Richard Crawford.[14]

Kerrigan would have been added to the NFC roster of the 2013 Pro Bowl to replace Aldon Smith had the San Francisco 49ers won the NFC Championship Game to go to Super Bowl XLVII.[15]

2013 season

In Week 3 of the 2013 season, Kerrigan tore his left knee's lateral meniscus.[16] Despite the injury, he started every game and tied his career-high in quarterback sacks and forced fumbles.

With the season over, he underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the tear on January 2, 2014.[17]

2014 season

On May 2, 2014, the Redskins announced that they would pick up the fifth year option of Kerrigan's rookie contract, which will keep him on roster throughout the 2015 season for $7.038 million.[18] In the Week 2 win against the Jacksonville Jaguars, he recorded four of the ten sacks the team had against quarterback Chad Henne.[19] By the end of the season, Kerrigan had recorded new season career highs of 13.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.[20] With Kerrigan's cumulative total of 38 career sacks at the end of the 2014 season, he became the Redskins' sixth all-time franchise sack leader, two behind fellow starter Brian Orakpo.[21]

NFL stats

Year Team GP COMB TOTAL AST SACK FF FR FR YDS INT IR YDS AVG IR LNG TD PD
2011 WSH 16 63 41 22 7.5 4 0 0 1 9 9 9 1 4
2012 WSH 16 54 42 12 8.5 2 1 0 1 28 28 28 1 8
2013 WSH 16 66 47 19 8.5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2014 WSH 16 64 51 13 13.5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Career 64 247 181 66 38.0 15 2 0 2 37 19 28 2 16

[22]

Key

Personal life

Father, Brendan, played football at Ball State. His brother, Kyle, was a member of the DePauw swim team.

Kerrigan is half deaf as he has a severe loss of hearing in his left ear. His hearing loss was discovered when he was 8 and was caused by ear infection.[23][24]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.rotarylombardiaward.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=83:2010-rotary-lombardi-award-semifinalist-&catid=7:2010-news&Itemid=35
  2. ↑ http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/19694/purdues-kerrigan-sets-records-in-loss
  3. ↑ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 12 (2011). Retrieved June 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ryan Kerrigan, DS #4 DE, Purdue". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
  5. ↑ Fitzgerald, Gary. "Redskins Sign All 12 Draft Picks Prior to Camp". redskins.com. Washington Redskins. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  6. ↑ Campbell, Rich (August 7, 2011). "A closer look at the Redskins' two biggest rookie contracts". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  7. ↑ "Ryan Kerrigan's Interception: Inside The Play That Changed Sunday's Giants Vs. Redskins Game". redskins.com. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  8. ↑ Jones, Mike (September 29, 2011). "Washington Redskins rookie Ryan Kerrigan named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  9. ↑ "49ers' Smith, Redskins' Kerrigan are top rookies", Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, November 3, 2011, http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/11/02/SPOD1LPNTA.DTL
  10. ↑ "Helu, Kerrigan voted to All-Rookie team". CSNWashington.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  11. ↑ Graziano, Dan (October 8, 2012). "Ryan Kerrigan could save Redskins' defense". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Grading the Redskins: Good start, rocky finish for defense". CSNWashington.com. October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  13. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (December 9, 2012). "Redskins Win Thriller In Overtime, 31-28". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
  14. ↑ Tinsman, Brian (December 24, 2012). "Victory Monday Stats Pack: Redskins-Eagles". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  15. ↑ Jones, Mike (January 20, 2013). "London Fletcher, Ryan Kerrigan will make Pro Bowl appearances". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2013-01-20.
  16. ↑ El-Bashir, Tarik (March 30, 2014). "Kerrigan's knee is 'pretty much 100-percent'". CSNWashington.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  17. ↑ Keim, John (January 2, 2014). "Kerrigan to have minor surgery; talks 4-3". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  18. ↑ Jones, Mike (May 2, 2014). "Redskins pick up fifth-year option on Ryan Kerrigan". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  19. ↑ "Redskins-Jaguars Monday Stats Pack". Redskins.com. September 15, 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  20. ↑ Walker, Andrew (December 26, 2014). "Consistency Is Key For Redskins' Ryan Kerrigan". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  21. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (December 11, 2014). "Ryan Kerrigan Now Sixth On Franchise’s All-Time Sacks Leaderboard". Redskins.com. Retrieved 2015-01-02.
  22. ↑ "Ryan Kerrigan Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  23. ↑ Boren, Cindy (May 25, 2011). "Stats, scores and schedules". The Washington Post.
  24. ↑ http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/25/hearing-loss-doesnt-hinder-ryan-kerrigan/

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