Ryan Groy

Ryan Groy
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Groy with the Buffalo Bills in 2018
No. 79, 72
Position:Center
Guard
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 (age 34)
Middleton, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school:Middleton
(Middleton, Wisconsin)
College:Wisconsin
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:68
Games started:20
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Ryan Groy (born September 30, 1990) is an American former professional football center. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2014. He played college football at Wisconsin.

College career

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Groy is a Wisconsin native. He redshirted for the Badgers in 2009, and set a school record by playing all 54 games of his career. He played 13 games in 2010, starting two at fullback. In 2011, he played 14 games, starting four (three at left guard, one at center). He started all 14 games in 2012 (12 at left guard, two at left tackle), and all 13 games at left guard in 2013.

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4+5⁄8 in
(1.95 m) 		316 lb
(143 kg) 		33+1⁄4 in
(0.84 m) 		10+3⁄8 in
(0.26 m)		 5.19 s 4.47 s 7.49 s 26.5 in
(0.67 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)		 26 reps
All values from NFL Combine[1]

Chicago Bears

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Groy with the Bears in 2014

Groy was signed as an undrafted free agent to the Chicago Bears on May 11, 2014. He was then moved to the practice squad on September 1.[2] On November 10, he was promoted to the active roster.

New England Patriots

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On August 10, 2015, Groy was traded to the New England Patriots for Matthew Wells.[3] On September 4, 2015, Groy was waived by the Patriots with an injury designation.[4]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On October 28, 2015, Groy was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[5]

Buffalo Bills

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On November 25, 2015 Groy was signed by Buffalo Bills off the Buccaneers' practice squad.[6] He started multiple games at center in relief of an injured Eric Wood at the end of the 2016 season.[7]

Set to be a restricted free agent in 2017, the Bills placed an original round tender on Groy. The Los Angeles Rams signed him to a two-year offer sheet on March 14, 2017, giving the Bills five days to match the offer or lose him to the Rams.[8] On March 17, 2017, the Bills matched the Rams' offer, keeping him with the Bills under a two-year contract.[9]

In 2018, Groy was named the Bills' starting center to begin the season following the retirement of Eric Wood and beating out veteran Russell Bodine.[10] He started the first two games before being benched for Week 3 in favor of Bodine.[11] He was re-named the starter in Week 14 following a season-ending injury to Bodine.

New Orleans Saints

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On May 22, 2019, Groy was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[12] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[13]

Los Angeles Chargers

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On October 9, 2019, Groy was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.[14]

Groy re-signed with the Chargers on May 20, 2020.[15] He was released on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[16][17] He was elevated to the active roster on September 12 for the team's week 1 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, and reverted to the practice squad a day after the game.[18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 26, 2020.[19] He started three games at right guard in place of an injured Trai Turner before being placed on injured reserve on October 29, 2020, while also testing positive for COVID-19.[20] He was moved back to injured reserve from the COVID-19 list on December 30.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Groy Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ryan Groy". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Patriots acquire G Ryan Groy in a trade with Chicago". Patriots.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Patriots sign rookie CB Justin Coleman; Release 10 players". Patriots.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ^ Smith, Scott (October 28, 2015). "Adam Humphries Returns to the 53". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. ^ Brown, Chris (November 25, 2015). "Bills bring back returner Thigpen; sign OL Groy". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ Gleason, Bucky (April 18, 2018). "Bills' Groy traces his NFL roots to family, trees and tragedy". The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Simmons, Myles (March 14, 2017). "Rams Sign RFA C Ryan Groy to Offer Sheet". TheRams.com.
  9. ^ Brown, Chris (March 17, 2017). "Bills hang onto Ryan Groy". BuffaloBills.com.
  10. ^ "Buffalo Bills name Ryan Groy starting center". BuffaloRumblings.com. September 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "Buffalo Bills bench Ryan Groy for Russell Bodine". BuffaloRumblings.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  12. ^ "Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 22, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  13. ^ "New Orleans Saints make roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  14. ^ "Chargers Sign C/G Ryan Groy". Chargers.com. October 9, 2019.
  15. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Guard Ryan Groy". Chargers.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  16. ^ "We've Trimmed Our Roster to 53". Chargers.com. September 5, 2020.
  17. ^ "Practice Squad Announced". Chargers.com. September 6, 2020.
  18. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Activate Ryan Groy and Gabe Nabers". Chargers.com. September 12, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Announce Roster Moves". Chargers.com. September 26, 2020.
  20. ^ "Los Angeles Chargers Place Two Players on Injured Reserve". Chargers.com. October 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "Chargers' Ryan Groy: Back from COVID-19 list". CBSSports.com. December 31, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
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