Jon Ryan is headed home to play for the sskroughriders.
on Tuesday. The six-foot, 217-pound Ryan returns to the CFL following 12 seasons in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers and Seattle Seahawks.
Ryan began his pro football career with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before joining the Packers . Ryan then spent 10 seasons in Seattle before being released.Ryan appeared in 191 career NFL games, registering a 44.7-yard punting average and 38.7-yard net average. He became the first Saskatchewan native to win a Super Bowl when Seattle dispatched the Denver Broncos 43-8 on Feb, 2, 2014.
He also became the first punter to throw a touchdown pass in an NFL playoff game, and first Canadian to do so since Washington quarterback Mark Rypien in 1993, when he hit backup tackle Garry Gilliam on a fake field goal during Seattle’s 28-22 win over Green Bay in the 2015 NFC title game.More from Sportsnet
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