Ryan Grice-Mullen | |
Birth Date: | 12 September 1986 |
Birth Place: | Rialto, California |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Wide receiver |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 180 |
College: | Hawaii |
High School: | Rialto |
Playing Team1: | Houston Texans |
Playing Team2: | Chicago Bears |
Playing Years3: | – |
Playing Team3: | BC Lions |
Playing Team4: | Miami Dolphins |
Playing Team5: | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
Playing Team6: | Hartford Colonials |
Playing Team7: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Career Footnotes: | |
Career Highlights: |
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Cfl: | 2006 |
Nfl: | GRI001767 |
Ryan Grice-Mullen (born September 12, 1986) is a former gridiron football wide receiver. 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, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Hartford Colonials and Edmonton Eskimos.
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 touchdowns. 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 touchdowns. He earned first team All-WAC honors and was part of the WAC's Special Award for Offensive Unit of the Year.[2]
Grice-Mullen places prominently on Hawaii's career receiving lists:
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 touchdown.[4] Grice-Mullen caught a 67-yard touchdown pass in the Lions' season finale.[5]
Grice-Mullen finished the 2009 season with 20 catches for 210 yards and one touchdown. 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]