Ryan Cook (American football)
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| Position: | Center / Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 8, 1983 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Albuquerque (NM) Cibola | ||||||||
| College: | New Mexico | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 51 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 90 |
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| Games started: | 51 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 2 |
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Ryan Cook (born May 8, 1983) is a former American football offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of New Mexico.
Cook played offensive tackle for Cibola High School under head coach Ben Shultz. He was a three-year letterman, and earned First Team All-City and Second Team All-State honors as a senior and Second Team All-City as a sophomore. He also accepted an invitation to play in the New Mexico North-South All-Star game.
Cook played for the University of New Mexico for the 2002-2005 seasons. Originally a walk-on, he received a scholarship in his second season. He earned All-Mountain West first team honors at center for three consecutive years, being the first center to do so in New Mexico's history.
In his career, he had 416 knockdown blocks, averaging 8.7 per game in 46 games. As a senior, he was also invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl, accepting the invitation of the latter.
Cook was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the second round (51st overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, he was a regular starter at right tackle.
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