Ryan Nece
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | February 24, 1979 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | San Bernardino, California | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | San Bernardino (CA) Pacific | ||||||||||
| College: | UCLA | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 304 |
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| Sacks: | 5.0 |
| Passes Defended: | 10 |
| Interceptions: | 3 |
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Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979) is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at UCLA. Nece is the son of former NFL Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott.
Nece is a community activist involved in many charities throughout the Tampa Bay area. He is on the board of the Tampa Bay Sports Authority and Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo. In 2006 he created his own foundation "The Ryan Nece Foundation", funding programs for youth and families.
Nece graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and was a four-year starter for the Bruins and finished his career with 281 career tackles (173 solo), with 22 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He started out in his redshirt year as a safety but converted to linebacker afterwards. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection and Butkus Award semifinalist as a senior at UCLA.
Nece tore his ACL in his rookie year, ending his season after being a stalwart special teams tackler throughout the season. In 2003, Nece moved into the starting spot across star linebacker Derrick Brooks and finished the season with 70 tackles and one interception.
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