17 Facts About Ryan Wendell

Ryan Robert Wendell was born on March 4,1986 and is an American former professional football player who was a center for the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.

Ryan Wendell played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs and was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2008.

Ryan Wendell attended Diamond Bar High School where he played football as both an offensive and defensive lineman.

Ryan Wendell's jersey number was retired and he is a member of the school's hall of fame.

Ryan Wendell started all 13 games of his sophomore season and all 12 games of his junior season, earning All-WAC honors.

Ryan Wendell was signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 1,2008.

Ryan Wendell was waived by the team on August 26,2008, and signed to the Patriots' practice squad on September 24,2008.

Ryan Wendell spent the remainder of the season on the practice squad and was re-signed to a future contract following the season.

Ryan Wendell was re-signed to the team's practice squad two days later.

Ryan Wendell was promoted to the active roster on December 31,2009.

Ryan Wendell played in 15 games for the Patriots in the 2010 season.

Ryan Wendell started the final two games of the season in place of an injured Dan Connolly.

Ryan Wendell beat out longtime Patriot Dan Koppen for the job.

On March 28,2014, Ryan Wendell signed a two-year deal worth up to $3.25 million.

Ryan Wendell started the rest of the year at right guard, and was a part of the offensive line that won Super Bowl XLIX over the Seattle Seahawks.

Ryan Wendell missed the first five games of the 2015 season with an illness and played a reserve role the next two games before being placed on injured reserve on November 7,2015, ending his time with the Patriots.

In 2019 Ryan Wendell was hired as a coaching assistant by the Buffalo Bills and he was elevated to Assistant Offensive line coach for the 2020 season.