Ryan Richard Grigson was born on February 23,1972 and is an American football executive who is the senior vice president of player personnel for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
37 Facts About Ryan Grigson
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Ryan Grigson was a member of the Detroit Lions from 1995 to 1996, and played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1997 before he retired due to a back injury.
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Ryan Grigson was a pro scout for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and an assistant coach for McPherson College in 1998.
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From 1999 to 2003, Ryan Grigson was a national and regional scout for the St Louis Rams.
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Ryan Grigson was hired by the Eagles as a western regional scout in 2004, and was promoted to director of college scouting in 2006.
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Ryan Grigson was promoted to director of player personnel in 2010.
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Ryan Grigson has worked with the Seattle Seahawks and Cleveland Browns.
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Ryan Grigson signed his letter of intent to play college football for the Purdue Boilermakers in 1990, where he would play from 1990 to 1994.
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On October 10,1992, in a game against Minnesota, Ryan Grigson was hit in the abdomen by a defender and sustained a life-threatening injury.
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Ryan Grigson was hospitalized immediately after and the blow resulted in pancreatitis, kidney failure and pneumonia.
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Ryan Grigson missed the rest of the season, likely to never play again, after becoming a starter during his sophomore year.
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Ryan Grigson returned for the 1993 season, started ten games and was named one of three captains, along with Mike Alstott and Matt Kingsbury, for the 1994 season.
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Ryan Grigson was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL draft.
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Ryan Grigson was signed to a contract by the Bengals on June 10,1995, but was waived during final cuts on August 28.
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Ryan Grigson was signed by the Detroit Lions shortly thereafter and spent the 1995 season with the team.
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Ryan Grigson was released by the Lions on August 14,1996.
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Ryan Grigson played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1997 before he suffered a career-ending back injury and was forced to retire.
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Ryan Grigson was hired by the St Louis Rams as a national scout in 1999.
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On May 15,2004, Ryan Grigson was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a western regional scout.
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Ryan Grigson was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as their general manager on January 11,2012.
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Shortly after assuming his new role, Ryan Grigson fired Caldwell and, two weeks later, hired Chuck Pagano as the team's new head coach.
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Ryan Grigson won the 2013 Drew Brees Mental Toughness Award from the Northwest Indiana Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
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Ryan Grigson selected Bjoern Werner, followed by Hugh Thornton, Khaled Holmes, Montori Hughes, John Boyett, Kerwynn Wiliams, and Justice Cunningham.
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On September 18,2013, Ryan Grigson traded a 2014 first-round draft pick for Trent Richardson.
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Ryan Grigson selected Jack Mewhort, Donte Moncrief, Jonathan Newsome, Andrew Jackson, and Ulrick John.
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Ryan Grigson selected Phillip Dorsett, followed by D'Joun Smith, Henry Anderson, Clayton Geathers, David Parry, Josh Robinson, Amarlo Herrera, and Denzell Goode.
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Grigson selected Ryan Kelly, followed by T J Green, Le'Raven Clark, Hassan Ridgeway, Antonio Morrison, Joe Haeg, Trevor Bates, and Austin Blythe.
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On January 21,2017, Ryan Grigson was relieved of his duties as general manager.
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One move that made many question Ryan Grigson was the infamous Trent Richardson deal that cost the Colts a first round draft pick.
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However, a trade that worked out well for Ryan Grigson and the Colts was the acquisition of former first round draft pick Vontae Davis in 2012 who was a big part of the 2012 turnaround and was later named to the Pro Bowl in both 2014 and 2015.
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On May 24,2017, Ryan Grigson was hired as the senior personnel executive for the Cleveland Browns.
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On June 13,2018, Ryan Grigson was hired as a senior football consultant for the Seattle Seahawks, and stayed with the team through the 2019 NFL season.
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Ryan Grigson was hired by the Cleveland Browns in an advisory and consulting role in February 2020.
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Ryan Richard Grigson was born to Jeff and Juanita Grigson in 1972.
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Ryan Grigson attended Our Lady of Grace Catholic School from 1978 to 1986.
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Ryan Grigson played high school football at Highland Senior High from 1986 to 1990.
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Ryan Grigson met his wife, Cynthia, while the two were students at Purdue University.