Ryan R. Seymour (born February 7, 1990) is a former

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who played in the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the

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. He has also played for the

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, Chicago Bears,

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, New York Giants and

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. He played college football for Vanderbilt.

Early life

He attended Camden County High School (GA) where he earned three letters in football as a two-way starter (DE & OG), and earned three letters as a varsity golfer. He was selected to the Georgia All-State AAAAA First Team (DE) by sportswriters and also named to "Jacksonville Times-Union"'s Georgia "Super South 11" team.

College career

Seymour started all 13 games as a senior in 2012 and concluded his Vanderbilt career with 35 starting assignments including starts at LG, LT, RG, and RT. Seymour opened the 2012 season with nine straight starts at left guard, then moved to start at both tackle positions when injuries affected depth along the line. He was selected to the 2009 SEC All-Freshman team. He was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll 2011 and 2012. Seymour graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science degree in December 2012.

Professional career

2013 NFL Draft

Seymour was drafted 220th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the

Seattle Seahawks

He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round (220nd pick overall) of the

. On August 31, 2013, Seymour was released by the Seahawks, and was re-signed to the Seahawks practice squad on September 11, 2013.

San Francisco 49ers

On December 10, 2013, the

signed Seymour from the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad.

Cleveland Browns

Seymour was claimed off waivers by the

on August 31. He was waived on September 9, 2014, and re-signed to the 53 man roster on October 17, 2014. On August 17, 2015, Seymour was suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances and was subsequently waived by the Cleveland Browns on August 27, 2015.

Chicago Bears

On October 7, 2015, the Chicago Bears signed Seymour to their practice squad. On October 13, 2015, Seymour was cut from the Bears practice squad.

New Orleans Saints

Seymour was signed to the

practice squad on October 20, 2015. On December 26, 2015, the

promoted Seymour to the 53-men roster and waived

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Tony Carter.

New York Giants

Seymour signed with the New York Giants on April 4, 2016. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants.

Dallas Cowboys

On October 11, 2016, Seymour was signed to the Cowboys' practice squad. On December 30, he was promoted to the active roster, because he was needed for depth purposes in the last game of the season, in order to rest some of the starters for the playoffs. He was released on January 4, 2017. He was re-signed on February 16, 2017. On April 21, 2017, Seymour announced his retirement from the NFL.

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores bio
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