Ryan Kalil

Ryan Joseph Kalil (born March 29, 1985) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at USC, where he was a member of two national championship teams, was named a first-team All-American, and won the 2006 Morris Trophy. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft, where he played for 12 seasons. He also played 1 season with the New York Jets.

Ryan Kalil
Kalil with the Panthers in 2016
Free agent
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1985-03-29) March 29, 1985
Tucson, Arizona
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school:Servite (Anaheim, California)
College:USC
NFL Draft:2007 / Round: 2 / Pick: 47
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:155
Games started:152
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Kalil was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, and 2015.

Early life

Kalil's father, Frank, played football for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arizona. He was drafted by the National Football League Buffalo Bills in 1982 and later played in the United States Football League until 1984. His mother, Cheryl (Van Cleave), was Miss California in 1981.[1] He is of Lebanese and Mexican heritage, and has two siblings: brother Matt, is a former starting offensive tackle at USC, was drafted fourth overall by the Minnesota Vikings in 2012, and is now an offensive tackle with the Houston Texans. They were the third set of brothers to play on the same offensive line in the NFL when Matt joined Ryan on the Panthers in 2017 and the first set of brothers to do it in 24 years.[2] Their sister Danielle sang the national anthem at the Vikings–Panthers game, which featured both her brothers, on October 13, 2013.[3] Kalil and his siblings, Matt and Danielle, are descendants of Wolphert Gerretse through their mother, Cheryl.

High school career

Born in Tucson, Arizona and raised in Corona, California, Kalil went to Servite High School in Anaheim, California, where he was teammates with future New England Patriots wide receiver/special teams and fellow NFL future All Pro Matthew Slater.

College career

Kalil attended the University of Southern California, where he played for the USC Trojans football team. He was a 2005 Sports Illustrated All-American, and won the USC Trojans' Bob Chandler Award in 2005 and Courage Award in 2004 and on the watch list for the Lombardi Award.

Kalil was on the official watch list for the Rimington Trophy for the top college football center and the Outland Trophy watch list for the best lineman. He was named to the 2005 and 2006 Pac-10 coaches and Rivals.com All-Pac-10 team First Team.[4] He was a Pro Football Weekly All-American choice and a Rivals.com second-team All American and SI.com honorable mention All-American.

Kalil was voted "lineman of the year" by his Trojans teammates and won the 2006 Morris Trophy. He was invited to play in the Senior Bowl prior to the 2007 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Kalil ran the 40-yard dash in 4.94 seconds at the 2007 NFL Combine and bench pressed 225 pounds 34 times. His performances at the combine and the Senior Bowl impressed scouts and led many analysts to project he would be selected in the first or second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.[5]

Carolina Panthers
Kalil in his rookie year playing for the Panthers.

Pre-draft predictions turned out to be correct, as Kalil was selected in the second round of the draft with the 59th pick by the Carolina Panthers. He was the first center to be selected in the 2007 draft and joined his teammate from the USC Trojans, Dwayne Jarrett, who the Panthers also selected in the second round.

In 2007, Kalil started three games at center.

In 2008, Kalil was named the full-time starter at center. He started in all 12 games that he appeared, missing four games due to injury.

In 2009, Kalil was voted second-alternate to the 2010 Pro Bowl. He later was given a spot due to an injury by the first alternate.

In 2010, Kalil was named a first alternate, but was added to the roster after Giants center Shaun O'Hara pulled out.

In 2011, Kalil received a franchise tag from the Carolina Panthers.[6]

On August 19, 2011, the Panthers signed Kalil to a six-year $49 million deal, making him the highest paid center in NFL history.[7] He was selected to the Pro Bowl as the starting center of the NFC team.

On February 7, 2016, Kalil was part of the Panthers team that played in Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Panthers fell to the Denver Broncos by a score of 24–10.[8]

It was announced on December 23, 2015 that Kalil was one of ten players on the Carolina Panthers voted into the 2016 Pro Bowl, making it his fifth appearance.[9] He could not play in the Pro Bowl due to the Panthers appearance in Super Bowl 50. For the 2015 season, PFF rated Kalil as the third-best run-blocking center in the NFL.[10] He was ranked 79th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[11]

On June 6, 2016, Kalil signed a two-year extension with the Panthers.[12] He had been dealing with a shoulder injury for several weeks before leaving the Week 11 game against the New Orleans Saints. He was placed on injured reserve on November 29, 2016, ending his season.[13]

In 2017, Kalil started only six games after dealing with a neck injury for most of the season.

On December 31, 2018, Kalil announced his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons.[14][15]

New York Jets

On August 1, 2019, Kalil came out of his brief retirement to sign a one-year contract with the New York Jets.[16] He was placed on injured reserve on November 16, 2019.[17]

Personal life

Kalil and his wife, Natalie, a former USC cheerleader,[1] have two daughters.[18]

Kalil has interests in the film industry, having made claymation films as a child and worked with fellow USC-alumnus Will Ferrell on a football training spoof for the NFL Network. In June 2016, Deadline Hollywood announced he will serve as an executive producer along with Dwayne Johnson producing Sony Pictures film "Son of Shaolin." Kalil financed production of the underlying graphic novel through his Strange Turn Entertainment banner.[19][20]

Notes
  1. "Working the room". Los Angeles Times. April 27, 2007.
  2. Bill Voth (March 9, 2017). "Kalils Set to Become First Brothers on Same Offensive Line in 24 Years". blackandbluereview.com. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  3. "Kalil brothers face each other for first time". Star Tribune. October 12, 2013.
  4. . 2006 All-Pac-10 team Archived January 25, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, scout.com, November 27, 2006.
  5. USC's Kalil is making his move, Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2007.
  6. Dator, James (February 22, 2011). "Panthers placing franchise tag on C Ryan Kalil". Cat Scratch Reader. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  7. Mortensen, Chris (August 20, 2011). "Sources: Panthers lock up Ryan Kalil". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  8. "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  9. "Panthers have NFL-best 10 players selected for Pro Bowl". USAToday.com. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  10. "10 big-name NFL players that missed PFF's Top 101". www.profootballfocus.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  11. NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 - No. 79 Ryan Kalil
  12. Triplett, Mike (June 6, 2016). "Panthers sign Pro Bowl center Kalil to extension". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  13. Henson, Max (November 29, 2016). "Ryan Kalil, Gino Gradkowski placed on IR". Panthers.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017.
  14. Henson, Max (December 30, 2018). "Ryan Kalil "empties the tank" in his final game". Panthers.com.
  15. "Longtime Panthers choose their way to say goodbye, or not. But they do it with a win". charlotteobserver. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  16. Patra, Kevin (August 1, 2019). "Ryan Kalil comes out of retirement to join N.Y. Jets". NFL.com.
  17. Greenberg, Ethan (November 16, 2019). "Jets Place Ryan Kalil on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  18. "Carolina Panther Ryan Kalil reflects on being a dad". WCNC-TV. June 14, 2016.
  19. "Ryan Kalil Adding Executive Producer to His Growing Résumé". June 23, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  20. Jr, Mike Fleming (June 22, 2016). "Dwayne Johnson Sets Jay Longino Graphic Novel 'Son Of Shaolin' At Sony". Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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