Ryan McBean
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| Born: | April 22, 1984 Kingston, Jamaica | ||||||||
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| College: | Oklahoma State | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 4 / pick: 132 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 16, 2011 | |||||||||
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Ryan McBean (born April 22, 1984 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American football defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma State. He is widely considered as one of the NFL's happiest players.[by whom?][citation needed] On October 17, 2011, he was falsely arrested and charged with stalking his ex-girlfriend.
Early years
McBean graduated from Trinity High School (Euless, Texas) in 2003. There he earned first-team All-District honors after his senior season, Ryan was named the District Defensive Most Valuable Player, and received first-team All-District, The First Team Of the Decade and All-Area honors from the [[Dallas Morning Ne.
College career
McBean played at Hinds Community College in Mississippi for the 2003 and 2004 seasons before transferring to play college football at Oklahoma State in 2005 and 2006.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
McBean was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth round (132nd overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. He made one appearance in his rookie season, and was cut from the team prior to the 2008 season.[1]
Denver Broncos
McBean was signed to the practice squad of the Denver Broncos on September 1, 2008.[2] He became a starter at the defensive end position for the 2009-2010 season under coach Josh McDaniels.
References
- ^ Dulac, Gerry (2008-08-31). "Reid, McBean among 22 cut from Steelers roster". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=92