American football player (born 1990)

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Ryan Paul N*ib (born March 10, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Syracuse Orange. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He was also a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Contents

• 1 College career
  • 1.1 Statistics
• 2 Professional career
  • 2.1 New York Giants
  • 2.2 New Orleans Saints
  • 2.3 Jacksonville Jaguars
  • 2.4 Statistics
• 3 Personal life
• 4 References
• 5 External links

College career

N*ib received an athletic scholarship to attend Syracuse University, where he played for the Syracuse Orange football team from 2008 to 2012. He redshirted the 2008 season, sitting on the bench behind Cameron Dantley. N*ib was named as Syracuse's new starting quarterback during 2009 spring practices, jumping over Dantley and Andrew Robinson. After just one week of fall practice, however, head coach Doug Marrone named Duke transfer Greg Paulus as the team's 2009 starter. Backing up Paulus, N*ib played 10 games during the 2009 season where he played a role in specific offensive packages against Minnesota and Northwestern. Against Penn State, he completed 4-of-5 p*es for 30 yards, including his first completion on his first career p*. He ended the 2009 season throwing for 422 yards and three touchdowns with a 116.69 QB rating.

N*ib in 2010

With the departure of Paulus, Ryan moved up the depth chart as he became the starter for the Orange for the 2010 season. N*ib threw at least one touchdown p* in eleven games as he tied for fourth on Syracuse's single-season record list with 19 touchdown p*es. At Akron, N*ib led Syracuse to its first season-opening victory since 2003 as he threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns on 17 of 27 completions. Against Washington, he completed 17 of 35 p*es for 202 yards and a touchdown as he also ran for 39 yards and one touchdown on seven carries. His 28-yard rushing touchdown was the first of his career. Against Maine, N*ib set a school record with five touchdown p*es. N*ib piloted a 98-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter and a three-yard touchdown completion to Marcus Sales to win the game against South Florida. The Orange finished the 2010 season with a 7–5 record and a Pinstripe Bowl win with Ryan completing 13–21 p* attempts for 239 yards and three touchdowns, including a career long 52-yard completion.

In the 2011 season, he set the Syracuse single-season records for completion (259) and p*ing yards (2,685) and tied the mark for touchdown p*es in one season (22). Down 15 points in the season opener against Wake Forest, N*ib led the Orange to a comeback win in overtime with a 4-yard touchdown p* to Van Chew. He finished the game completing 20 of 28 p*es and 178 yards, including 8 consecutive p*es in the fourth quarter and overtime. N*ib earned Big East Weekly Honor Roll recognition with a 25 for 37, 230 yard, one touchdown performance against USC. N*ib was once again named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll against Toledo as he completed 16 of 24 p*es for 213 yards and two touchdowns in an overtime victory. Although Syracuse ended the 2011 season with a disappointing 5–7 record, N*ib had a decent season as he had a .624 p* completion percentage record, 2,724 yards of total offense ranks second and 223.8 average p*ing yards.

N*ib started the 2012 season strong against Northwestern completing 45-of-66 p*es for 482 yards and four touchdown p*es as the Orange lost by a score of 41–42. His performance earned him Big East Offensive Player of the Week honors as he set Big East records for p* completions, p* attempts, and p*ing yards. Against the undefeated Louisville Cardinals in his last game at the Carrier Dome, N*ib led the Orange to a 45–26 victory as he completed 15 of 23 p*es for 246 yards and 3 touchdown p*es. With wins against Missouri and Temple, the Orange had a 7–5 record and were bowl-eligible. Syracuse beat West Virginia 38–14 in the Pinstripe Bowl. In his final college game, N*ib completed 12 of 24 p*ing attempts for 134 yards, 1 interception, and 2 touchdown p*es. N*ib was named the National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Award winner presented by Fidelity Investments and he also made the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District Team selection. The senior signal was named a to Pro Football Weekly's 2012 All-America Team. N*ib finished his career with Syracuse breaking the school total p*ing yards record (9,060), p* completions (780), and p*ing yards per game (201.3). N*ib became the fourth Big East quarterback to p* for more than 9,000 yards.

Statistics

Professional career

New York Giants

N*ib was selected with the 110th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. He was the primary backup to starting quarterback Eli Manning.

N*ib made his NFL debut in the 2014 NFL season in a 45-14 win over the Washington Redskins in Week 4.

On December 27, 2015, in a 49-17 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, N*ib threw his first NFL touchdown p* to wide receiver Myles White in the fourth quarter. He finished the game p*ing 5-for-5, 68 yards, and one touchdown, along with a 158.3 perfect p*er rating.

N*ib was placed on injured reserve on December 20, 2016.

New Orleans Saints

On June 12, 2017, N*ib signed a contract with the New Orleans Saints. He was released on September 2, 2017.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 18, 2017, N*ib was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on October 7.

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Personal life

N*ib is married to Madeline Paolantonio. He is the son of Mary and Gilbert N*ib. His father played tight end at the University of Delaware. He has four siblings: two younger brothers, John and Carl, and two sisters, Carey and Paige. Carl was drafted in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns while John is a former defensive end for the University of Delaware.

References

External links

• New York Giants profile
• Syracuse Orange bio