Ryan Phillip Kuehl (born January 18, 1972) is an American former professional football long snapper in the National Football League (NFL).

Ryan Kuehl
No. 78, 99, 97, 90
Position:Long snapper
Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1972-01-18) January 18, 1972 (age 52)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:276 lb (125 kg)
Career information
College:Virginia
Undrafted:1995
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:126
Total tackles:33
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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Kuehl attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland, where he was a prep All-American selection as a senior. One of Kuehl's notable high school achievements was scoring the Vikings' only playoff touchdown in nearly 20 years on a late game scoring strike from quarterback Andy Eichberg in the 1988 MD state playoff loss to the Randallstown Rams. It was the Vikings' only score that day.[1]

Kuehl was a four-year letterman at the University of Virginia and was named second-team All-ACC at defensive tackle (1994).[2]

NFL career

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Kuehl retired from the NFL after a ruptured Achilles' tendon during the 2007 preseason. Although he didn't play during the season, he earned a ring as a member of the Super Bowl XLII winning team.

Post-NFL career

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After football, Kuehl earned an MBA from American University and joined Under Armour in 2009. As vice president of sports marketing in sponsorships, he gave Jordan Spieth a ten-year deal with the company in 2015, replacing the company's original four-year contract from 2013.[3]

Kuehl left Under Armour in 2018.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Sonner, Tim (November 20, 1988). "Whitman Out of Running, 20-6". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Virginia's ACC Honors". Virginia Sports. University of Virginia. August 14, 2001.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Dan (June 23, 2015). "Jordan Spieth and Under Armour: A former Redskins defensive lineman's golf bet pays off". The Washington Post.
  4. ^ Mirabella, Lorraine (December 11, 2018). "Under Armour removes marketing executives amid review of spending practices, report says". Baltimore Sun.
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