Ryan Kuehl Explained

Number:78, 99, 97, 90
Position:Long snapper
Defensive end
Birth Date:18 January 1972
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:276
College:Virginia
Highlights:
Undraftedyear:1995
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:126
Statlabel2:Total tackles
Statvalue2:33
Pfr:KuehRy20

Ryan Phillip Kuehl (born January 18, 1972) is an American former professional football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL).

Early life

Kuehl attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was a prep All-American selection as a senior. One of Kuehl's notable high school achievements was scoring the Vikings' only playoff touchdown in nearly 20 years on a late game scoring strike from quarterback Andy Eichberg in the 1988 MD state playoff loss to the Randallstown Rams. It was the Vikings' only score that day.[1]

Kuehl was a four-year letterman at the University of Virginia and was named second-team All-ACC at defensive tackle (1994).[2]

NFL career

Kuehl retired from the NFL after a ruptured Achilles' tendon during the 2007 preseason. Although he didn't play during the season, he earned a ring as a member of the Super Bowl XLII winning team.

Post-NFL career

After football, Kuehl earned an MBA from American University and joined Under Armour in 2009. As vice president of sports marketing in sponsorships, he gave Jordan Spieth a ten-year deal with the company in 2015, replacing the company's original four-year contract from 2013.[3]

Kuehl left Under Armour in 2018.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sonner . Tim . Whitman Out of Running, 20-6 . The Washington Post . November 20, 1988.
  2. Web site: Virginia's ACC Honors . Virginia Sports . University of Virginia . August 14, 2001.
  3. News: Steinberg . Dan . Jordan Spieth and Under Armour: A former Redskins defensive lineman's golf bet pays off . The Washington Post . June 23, 2015.
  4. News: Mirabella . Lorraine . Under Armour removes marketing executives amid review of spending practices, report says . Baltimore Sun . December 11, 2018.