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Sean Ryan

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Kansas City Chiefs · TE

Sean Ryan recorded 23 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 6 rostered seasons with Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

10.4

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

0

playoff games

23

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sean Ryan's most significant indexed performances.

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

New York Giants vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

5 rec · 58 rec yds · 1 rec TD

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

BALTIMORERAVENS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 13, 2009

1 rec · 10 rec yds · 1 rec TD

CINCINNATIBENGALS

New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Oct 21, 2007

3 rec · 46 rec yds · 0 rec TD

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

PHILADELPHIAEAGLES

Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Sep 27, 2009

4 rec · 22 rec yds · 0 rec TD

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Dallas Cowboys vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 11, 2009

2 rec · 27 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sean Ryan's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 58 receiving yards · 5 receptions · 1 receiving touchdown · 7 targets · 1 reception of 40+ yards

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

New York Giants vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 4, 2009

5 rec · 58 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sean Ryan's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1997–2006

Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

Defense and the Wildcat fill a quarterback vacuum

Miami Dolphins · Life after Marino

Elite defenders and brief offensive revivals produced occasional playoff teams without a lasting answer at quarterback.

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Franchise era

2006–2011

Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Career accomplishments

6 NFL seasons53 career games26 career receptions240 career receiving yards2 career receiving touchdownsDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 144Jersey: 890 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Dec 19, 2004Most recent: Nov 8, 2009

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.