Rob Ryan

Rob Ryan

Ryan with the Bills in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1962-12-13) December 13, 1962 (age 54)
Place of birth:	Ardmore, Oklahoma
Career information
High school:	Lincolnshire (IL) Stevenson
College:	Southwestern Oklahoma State
Career history
As coach:
Western Kentucky (1987) Assistant coach Ohio State (1988) Outside linebackers coach Tennessee State (1989–1993) Running backs coach, linebackers coach & defensive line coach Arizona Cardinals (1994–1995) Defensive backs coach Hutchinson CC (1996) Defensive coordinator Oklahoma State (1997–1999) Defensive coordinator New England Patriots (2000–2003) Linebackers coach Oakland Raiders (2004–2008) Defensive coordinator Cleveland Browns (2009–2010) Defensive coordinator Dallas Cowboys (2011–2012) Defensive coordinator New Orleans Saints (2013–2015) Defensive coordinator Buffalo Bills (2016) Assistant head coach/Defense
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII)
Coaching stats at PFR

Robert Allen Ryan (born December 13, 1962) is an American football coach in the National Football League (NFL). He has served as a defensive coordinator or coach for seven different NFL teams, and served as the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots when they won both Super Bowl XXXVI and Super Bowl XXXVIII. He is the son of former defensive coordinator and head coach Buddy Ryan and the twin brother of Rex Ryan.

When his parents, Doris and Buddy Ryan, divorced in 1966, Rob and his fraternal twin, Rex, moved with Doris to Toronto. In 1974, they moved back to the United States to live with their father. He attended Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

Rob played defensive end opposite his brother Rex at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Ryan was a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky in 1987. Then in 1988, he was an assistant coach at Ohio State. He then spent five seasons at Tennessee State, where he coached running backs (1989–91), wide receivers (1992) and the defensive line (1993).

After being fired by the Arizona Cardinals, Ryan served as defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College in 1996. Ryan's defense led the nation in total defense (228 yards-per-game) and in sacks (56). They also set a national record by forcing 49 turnovers.