Ryan Lankford

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Ryan Lankford
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Position: Wide receiver / Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-09) December 9, 1991 (age 32)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:176 lb (80 kg)
Career information
High school: Jacksonville (FL) Paxon
College: Illinois
Undrafted: 2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Player stats at CFL.ca

Ryan Lankford (born December 9, 1991) [1] is a former Canadian football wide receiver. He played college football for Illinois and signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has been a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Ottawa Redblacks, and BC Lions.

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High school and college

Lankford played wide receiver, defensive back, kicker, punter, and also served as a kickoff and punt returner for Paxon School for Advanced Studies. He also lettered in track and field. [2] Lankford then attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where he played 43 games and recorded 70 receptions for 1,014 receiving yards. He also played as a punter, averaging 39.4 yards on 19 punts. As a junior in 2012, Lankford led the team in receiving yards (469) and touchdowns (5). [2]

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

After going undrafted in 2014 Lankford signed with the Miami Dolphins on May 11, 2014, and was waived four days later. [3] [2]

Indianapolis Colts

On May 18, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts. [4] He was waived on August 30, and resigned to the practice squad on September 1. [2] On January 19, 2015, he signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts. [2] He was released by the Colts on August 31, 2016. [5]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Lankford signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on November 7, 2015. [6] He played in one game during their 2015 season. In his second season in the CFL Lankford saw more playing time, playing in 9 games, catching 19 passes for 165 yards. Despite the increased play time he was on, and off the practice roster multiple times during the season, and was ultimately released on October 25, 2016. [7]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

On January 24, 2017, Lankford signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL). [8]

Ottawa Redblacks

Lankford signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on February 13, 2019, at the start of free agency. [9] He played in three of the first four games of the season for Ottawa, but made a costly error on a punt return in Week 4 which lead to being dismissed from the team. [10]

BC Lions

On July 15, 2019, it was announced that Lankford had signed with the BC Lions. [11]

Personal

Lankford's father, Paul, played cornerback for the Miami Dolphins from 1982 to 1991.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ryan Lankford, WR for the Indianapolis Colts". NFL.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Indianapolis Colts: Ryan Lankford". colts.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  3. ↑ Lerner, Keven (May 15, 2014). "Dolphins release Ryan Lankford, son of ex-Dolphins CB Paul Lankford". Sun Sentinel . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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  5. ↑ "Oft-injured Donald Thomas among first wave of Colts cuts". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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  8. ↑ Hobson, Russ. "Winnipeg Blue Bombers sign three internationals". Global News. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  9. ↑ "REDBLACKS sign trio of free agents". Ottawa REDBLACKS. February 13, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  10. ↑ Staff, 3Down. "Redblacks release Ryan Lankford after return gaffe | 3DownNation" . Retrieved July 15, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Lions Sign Wide Receiver/Returner Ryan Lankford". July 15, 2019.
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