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1 Early life  





2 College career  





3 Professional career  



3.1  Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)  





3.2  Indianapolis Colts  





3.3  Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)  





3.4  Denver Broncos  







4 References  





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Ryan Lilja

refer to caption
Lilja with the Colts during
Super Bowl XLIV in 2010

No. 65

Position:

Center / Guard

Personal information

Born:

(1981-10-15) October 15, 1981 (age 42)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

290 lb (132 kg)

Career information

High school:

Shawnee Mission (KS) Northwest

College:

Kansas State

Undrafted:

2004

Career history

  • Indianapolis Colts (20042009)
  • Kansas City Chiefs (20102012)
  • Denver Broncos (2013)*
  •  * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

    Career highlights and awards

  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2003)
  • Career NFL statistics

    Games played:

    111

    Games started:

    104

    Fumble recoveries:

    1

    Player stats at PFR

    Ryan Matthew Lilja (born October 15, 1981) is a former American football center and guard. He played college footballatKansas State, and signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2004, and later played with them from 2010 to 2012. Lilja also played with the Indianapolis Colts from 2004 to 2009, with whom he won Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears.

    Early life

    [edit]

    Ryan and his brothers were raised in Kansas City.[1] Lilja attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School and was a student and a letterman in football and golf. In football, he was a three-year starter.

    College career

    [edit]

    He was a two-year starteratCoffeyville Community College before he transferred to Kansas State University, where he was a two-year player who started 14 of 23 career games. Lilja was named to the second-team All-Big Twelve squad in 2003.

    Professional career

    [edit]

    Kansas City Chiefs (first stint)

    [edit]

    The Kansas City Chiefs signed Lilja as an undrafted free agent prior to the 2004 season. He was waived on September 5, 2004,[2] with the intention of signing him to the practice squad if he cleared waivers.

    Indianapolis Colts

    [edit]

    On September 6, 2004, Lilja was claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts soon after the Chiefs waived him.

    The Colts re-signed Lilja on February 19, 2008, to a five-year deal worth $20 million.

    Lilja was released on March 8, 2010.[3] He started 59 of 66 games for them and two Super Bowls.

    Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

    [edit]

    On March 16, 2010, Lilja re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[4]

    Denver Broncos

    [edit]

    After announcing his retirement on December 31, 2012, Lilja agreed to terms to join the Denver Broncos on July 31, 2013.[5] He was released on August 31, 2013.

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ "Chiefs Bring Back Local NFL Player Ryan Lilja". Kansas City News. December 18, 2010.
  • ^ "Chiefs Sign Casey Wiegmann". Archived from the original on April 6, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  • ^ "Colts release". Archived from the original on October 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
  • ^ "Former Colts lineman inks with Chiefs". Archived from the original on March 22, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
  • ^ Caldwell, Gray (July 31, 2013). "Broncos Agree to Terms with Lilja". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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