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COMMUNITY<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
COACHES<br />
GRANT<br />
VETERANS<br />
postseason annals. His 18 points place him tied for second<br />
with Sterling Sharpe (3 TDs, at Detroit, Jan. 3, 1994) for<br />
most points in a Green Bay postseason game.<br />
2006<br />
2005<br />
Spent the season on the non-football injury reserve<br />
list after injuring his hand in the offseason.<br />
Originally signed with the Giants as a non-drafted<br />
free agent on May 6...Carried the ball twice and<br />
caught one pass in preseason action...Released in the final<br />
roster cut on Sept. 3...Re-signed to the Giants’ practice<br />
squad on Sept. 4, where he spent the entire 2005 season.<br />
college<br />
A four-year letterman for the Irish, Grant<br />
became the 13th running back in school<br />
history to top the 2,000-yard mark...Also <strong>com</strong>peted on the<br />
Irish track and field team...Finished his career with 2,220<br />
rushing yards and 18 touchdowns...Earned degrees in sociology<br />
and <strong>com</strong>puter science…Senior season (2004):<br />
Played in nine games and started each one as he rushed for<br />
515 yards and five touchdowns...Earned the Team Captain<br />
award at the conclusion of the season...Junior season<br />
(2003): Played in all 12 games, starting the first five...Split<br />
time with Julius Jones, who returned from academic probation...Finished<br />
the season with 510 yards and three touchdowns<br />
on 143 carries...All three scores came at Stanford<br />
(Nov. 29), where he rushed for 84 yards on 14 carries...<br />
Sophomore season (2002): Became the starter at<br />
running back and enjoyed a breakout campaign, be<strong>com</strong>ing<br />
only the seventh back in school annals to top the 1,000-<br />
yard mark...Rushed for 1,085 yards and nine touchdowns...<br />
Tallied his first career 100-yard effort in an upset win over<br />
No. 7 Michigan (Sept. 14) when he rushed for 132 yards<br />
and two touchdowns on 28 carries...Rushed for 190 yards<br />
and a score on 30 carries at Air Force (Oct. 19)…Freshman<br />
season (2001): Played five games in a reserve role<br />
as a true freshman...Carried the ball 29 times for 110 yards<br />
and one touchdown.<br />
personal<br />
Given name Ryan Brett Grant…Born in<br />
Nyack, N.Y. …Single…High school:<br />
A three-sport athlete at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J.,<br />
was a member of the football, basketball and track teams...<br />
Honored by USA Today as the 2000 New Jersey Player of<br />
the Year as a senior...Rushed for 1,963 yards and 26 touchdowns<br />
on offense and tallied 61 tackles and seven interceptions<br />
on defense in leading the team to an 11-1 record and<br />
an appearance in the state championship game...Rated as<br />
the top prospect in New Jersey and the Northeast’s offensive<br />
player of the year by SuperPrep...Standout player on<br />
the hardwood and was timed at 10.7 seconds in the 100-<br />
meters in spring track…Community involvement:<br />
Helped refurbish the Green Bay West H.S. football field as<br />
part of Home Depot Neighborhood MVP Program in ‘07…<br />
Attended the annual Families of Children with Cancer holiday<br />
party the last two years…Is active with the Boys and<br />
Girls Club and the Stewardship Foundation…Has participated<br />
in events to benefit the Donald Driver Foundation and<br />
participated in the Edgar Bennett Celebrity Bowl-A-Thon<br />
the past two years…Plans to start his own foundation…<br />
Hobbies/interests: Enjoys reading novels, working out,<br />
playing basketball and watching movies (especially <strong>com</strong>edies)…Residence:<br />
Edgewater, N.J.<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
Ry a n Gr a n t’s Pr o St a t i s t i c s<br />
RUSHING RECEIVING<br />
Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
2005 N.Y. Giants ............. Practice Squad<br />
2006 N.Y. Giants ............. Non-Football Injury List<br />
2007 Green Bay. ...........15 7 188 956 5.1 66t 8 30 145 4.8 21 0<br />
2008 Green Bay. ...........16 14 312 1,203 3.9 57 4 18 116 6.4 17t 1<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> totals (two years) ....31 21 500 2,159 4.3 66t 12 48 261 5.4 21 1<br />
PLAYOFFS RUSHING RECEIVING<br />
Year Team GP GS Att Yds Avg Lg TD No Yds Avg Lg TD<br />
2007 Green Bay. ............2 2 40 230 5.8 43 3 3 3 1.0 11 0<br />
Additional statistics: Special teams tackles — 6 in 2007; <strong>NFL</strong> total: 6. Fumbles-Lost — 1-1 in 2007, 4-3 in 2008;<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> total 5-4. Miscellaneous tackles — 1 in 2007, 1 in ’07 playoffs; <strong>NFL</strong> total: 1. Forced opponent fumble following interception,<br />
vs. New York Giants, 1/20/08. Miscellaneous fumble recoveries — 1 in 2007.<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> debut: at N.Y. Giants, 9/16/07<br />
First <strong>NFL</strong> start: at Kansas City, 11/4/07<br />
First <strong>NFL</strong> touchdown: vs. Minnesota, 11/11/07 (30 yards)<br />
First <strong>NFL</strong> 100-yard game: at Denver, 10/29/07 (104 yards)<br />
GRANT’S SINGLE-GAME<br />
CAREER HIGHS<br />
Rushing<br />
Attempts .........33, at Sea. (10/12/08)<br />
Yards* ..........156, vs. Oak. (12/9/07)<br />
Long. ............66t, at Chi. (12/23/07)<br />
TD Runs*. ........ 2, vs. Dal. (11/29/07)<br />
CAREER TRANSACTIONS<br />
u2005 Signed by N.Y. Giants as non-drafted free agent, May<br />
6...Waived by Giants, Sept. 3...Signed by Giants to<br />
practice squad, Sept. 4.<br />
Receiving<br />
Receptions .........6, at Det. (11/22/07)<br />
Yards ..............37, at KC (11/4/07)<br />
u2006 Signed by Giants to reserve/future contract on Jan.<br />
10...Placed on non-football injury reserve list by Giants,<br />
May 13.<br />
Long. .............21, at NYG (9/16/07)<br />
Total Offense* ....162, vs. Oak. (12/9/07)<br />
u2007 Acquired from Giants by Packers for sixth-round draft<br />
pick in 2008 draft, Sept. 1.<br />
*—Posted 201 rushing yards, three rushing<br />
u2008 Re-signed by Packers as exclusive rights free agent,<br />
Aug. 3.<br />
TDs and 207 total yards in ’07 playoffs vs.<br />
Seattle, 1/12/08<br />
132<br />
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2011