Ryan Spadola
| No. 18 Detroit Lions | |||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Date of birth: | February 15, 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Howell Township, New Jersey | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Freehold Township (NJ) | ||||||||
| College: | Lehigh | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2016 | |||||||||
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Ryan Spadola (born February 15, 1991) is an American football wide receiver for the Detroit Lions 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
Spadola was a member of the Super 100 Athletes in New Jersey.[1] Spadola grew up in Howell Township, New Jersey and attended Freehold Township High School, graduating from the school in 2009.[2] 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
Spadola 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 jump | Broad | BP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 11 ft 9 in | 15 reps | |||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [3] | ||||||||||||||
New York Jets
Spadola was signed by the New York Jets on April 27, 2013 following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL Draft.[4] 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.[5]
Miami Dolphins
The Jets wanted to re-sign Spadola however, he opted to sign to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad on October 8, 2013.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 31, 2013.[7] The Dolphins released Spadola on August 26, 2014.[8]
Atlanta Falcons
He was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad on October 9, 2014. On November 25, 2014, Spadola was waived and replaced on the practice squad by Freddie Martino.[9]
Arizona Cardinals
On December 2, 2014, he was signed by the Arizona Cardinals to their practice squad. On August 31, 2015, he was waived by the Cardinals.[10]
Detroit Lions
On October 20, 2015, he was signed by the Detroit Lions to their practice squad.[11] On January 4, 2016, Spadola signed a futures contract with the Detroit Lions.[12]
On August 8, 2017, Spadola was waived/injured by the Lions and placed on injured reserve.[13]
References
- 1 2 3 "Lehigh Profile". lehighsports.com.
- ↑ Slater, Darryl. "Jets wide receiver Ryan Spadola realizes NFL dream seven years after his father's suicide changed his life", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 31, 2013. Accessed May 26, 2016. "And he made the Jets, whose games Donald and Ryan attended together, driving 50 miles north from their home in Howell. ... Then Donald left the dream behind. He committed suicide on Nov. 29, 2006, during Ryan’s sophomore year at Freehold Township High School"
- ↑ 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.
- ↑
- ↑ "Ryan Spadola". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2015). "Lorenzo Alexander, Dave Zastudil Among Cuts". AZCardinals.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ↑ Birkett, Dave (October 20, 2015). "Lions' Joique Bell says return to the field is near". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Lions sign 5 practice squad players to contracts". Detroit News. Retrieved 2016-01-18.
- ↑ "Lions sign free agents CB Tramain Jacobs and WR Dez Stewart". DetroitLions.com. August 8, 2017.