Ryan Neal

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Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 29

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Southern Illinois

2024 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
15	@Chargers	W 40 - 17	2	1	3	2	0	0	0						0
18	Saints	W 27 - 19

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2018	Atlanta Falcons	1	0
2019	Seattle Seahawks	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0						0
2020	Seattle Seahawks	13	4	33	11	44	32	0	1	5	2	1	0.5	1	0	0
2021	Seattle Seahawks	16	5	32	17	49	28	1	0	3						0
2022	Seattle Seahawks	14	10	45	21	66	42	1	0	8	1	13	13	13	0	2
2023	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	13	52	24	76	41	0	0	0						0
2024	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	0	2	1	3	2	0	0	0						0
TOTAL		64	32	165	74	239	146	2	1	16	3	14	4.7	13	0	2	0

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Ryan Neal on His Ability to Play Linebacker, Focus in the Locker Room | Press Conference

Safety Ryan Neal spoke to the media following Wednesday's Week 14 practice. S Neal discussed approaching every game as a playoff game and how LB Lavonte David helped him adjust to linebacker in last week's game against the Panthers.

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Ryan Neal on Regrouping as a Team, Preparing to Play on the Road | Press Conference

Safety Ryan Neal spoke to the media following the Bucs' game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7. S Neal discussed trying to get the opposing team off the field and looking ahead to Buffalo.

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Turnover on Downs! Bucs Stuff the Eagles on Their First Drive | Eagles vs. Bucs Highlights

S Ryan Neal stuffs RB Kenneth Gainwell on fourth down against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3.

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Ryan Neal Sharing Experience with Younger Players | Press Conference

Buccaneers Safety Ryan Neal spoke to the media during the second day of Mandatory Minicamp. He spoke on the development of the younger players and the chemistry that he is building with the entire defense.

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Jack Browning and Ryan Neal Elevated for Chargers Game

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers activated punter Jack Browning and safety Ryan Neal from the practice squad on Saturday, making them eligible to play in the team's Week 15 road game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday

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2024 State of the Bucs: Safety

Taking a position-by-position breakdown as the Buccaneers head into the 2024 season, continuing with safeties

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Todd Bowles: Ryan Neal Put the Team First Against Panthers

Safety Ryan Neal stepped up on Sunday when the Bucs ran out of linebacker options, keeping the middle of the defense solid and turning in one of the biggest defensive plays of the game

Biography

Transactions:

Originally entered the league as a college free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28, 2018. Was waived on Aug. 6.

Transactions:

Originally entered the league as a college free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28, 2018. Was waived on Aug. 6.

Signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent on Aug. 11, 2018. Was waived and re-signed to the team's practice squad on Sept. 2.

Was waived by the Falcons on Aug. 31, 2019.

Signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad on Sept. 2, 2019. Was promoted to the active roster on Dec. 11.

Was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent on April 4, 2023.

Awards & Accolades:

2022 Pro Football Focus First Team All-Pro

Career Highlights:

Has appeared in 47 career games, making 19 starts, between the Atlanta Falcons (one game) and the Seattle Seahawks (46) games. In his career, has totaled 148 tackles (nine for loss), 16 passes defensed, four quarterback hits, three interceptions, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Has appeared in four postseason contests, making one start, and totaling 10 tackles.

2022 Highlights:

Appeared in 14 games, making a career-high 10 starts, and recording career highs in tackles (66), tackles for loss (four), passes defensed (eight) and forced fumbles (two). Also added one interception, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hit.

Received 14 Associated Press All-Pro votes in 2022, second-most among NFC safeties.

According to Pro Football Focus, Neal's 82.0 grade in 2022 was fourth-highest among all safeties, with his 84.4 coverage grade ranking third among safeties.

In Week 7 at L.A. Chargers, logged seven tackles, a career-high four passes defensed and one interception. He was the only player in the NFL to record four-or-more passes defensed that week. His four passes defensed were tied for second-most in a single game by any player in the NFL in 2022.

College/Personal:

Played collegiately at Southern Illinois (2014-17), amassing 227 tackles, 19 passes defensed, five interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 45 games.

Was named honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference his senior season after posting a team-high-tying 84 tackles and a team-high three interceptions.

Attended Merrillville High School (Merrillville, Ind.)

His older brother, Mike Neal, played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

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