Ryan Nece
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| Tampa Bay Buccaneers — No. 56 | |
| Linebacker | |
| Date of birth: February 24, 1979 | |
| Place of birth: San Bernardino, California | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 224 lb (102 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2002 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Career history | |
| College: UCLA | |
| Undrafted in 2002 | |
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Ryan Clint Nece (born February 24, 1979 in San Bernardino, California) is a professional American football player who plays for the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame safety Ronnie Lott of the San Francisco 49ers. The Buccaneers signed him as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2002.
Nece graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and was a four-year starter for the Bruins and finished his career with 281 career tackles (173 solo), with 22 tackles for loss and 10 sacks. He started out in his redshirt year as a safety but converted to linebacker afterwards. He was an honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection and Butkus Award semifinalist as a senior at UCLA.
Nece tore his ACL in his rookie year, ending his season after being a stalwart special teams tackler throughout the season. In 2003, Nece moved into the starting spot across star linebacker Derrick Brooks and finished the season with 70 tackles and one interception.
In 2003, Nece was named as one of The Sporting News' "Good Guys in Sports."
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