Ryan Groy

Ryan "Yorg" Groy (born September 30, 1990) is an American football center for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears in 2014. He played college football at Wisconsin.

Ryan Groy
Groy with the Buffalo Bills in 2018
No. 72 – Los Angeles Chargers
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990
Middleton, Wisconsin
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2018
Games played:55
Games started:17
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

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

Chicago Bears

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.[1] On November 10, he was promoted to the active roster.

New England Patriots

On August 10, 2015, Groy was traded to the New England Patriots for Matthew Wells.[2] On September 4, 2015, Groy was waived by the Patriots with an injury designation.[3]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On October 28, 2015, Groy was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad.[4]

Buffalo Bills

On November 25, 2015 Groy was signed by Buffalo Bills off the Buccaneers' practice squad.[5] He started multiple games at center in relief of an injured Eric Wood at the end of the 2016 season.[6]

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.[7] On March 17, 2017, the Bills matched the Rams' offer, keeping him with the Bills under a two-year contract.[8]

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.[9] He started the first two games before being benched for Week 3 in favor of Bodine.[10] He was re-named the starter in Week 14 following a season-ending injury to Bodine.

New Orleans Saints

On May 22, 2019, Groy was signed by the New Orleans Saints.[11] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019.[12]

Los Angeles Chargers

On October 9, 2019, Groy was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers.[13]

Groy re-signed with the Chargers on May 20, 2020.[14]

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References
  1. "Ryan Groy". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. "Patriots acquire G Ryan Groy in a trade with Chicago". Patriots.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  3. "Patriots sign rookie CB Justin Coleman; Release 10 players". Patriots.com. September 4, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  4. Smith, Scott (October 28, 2015). "Adam Humphries Returns to the 53". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. Brown, Chris (November 25, 2015). "Bills bring back returner Thigpen; sign OL Groy". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  6. 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.
  7. Simmons, Myles (March 14, 2017). "Rams Sign RFA C Ryan Groy to Offer Sheet". TheRams.com.
  8. Brown, Chris (March 17, 2017). "Bills hang onto Ryan Groy". BuffaloBills.com.
  9. "Buffalo Bills name Ryan Groy starting center". BuffaloRumblings.com. September 3, 2018.
  10. "Buffalo Bills bench Ryan Groy for Russell Bodine". BuffaloRumblings.com. September 23, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  11. "Saints announce roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 22, 2019.
  12. "New Orleans Saints make roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  13. "Chargers Sign C/G Ryan Groy". Chargers.com. October 9, 2019.
  14. "Los Angeles Chargers Sign Guard Ryan Groy". Chargers.com. May 20, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
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