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Ryan Nece
OLB · TB/DET · 2002–2008
Born February 24, 1979 · College UCLA · Undrafted · 6-3, 224 lb
Defence
Counting stats from the play-by-play credits (QB hits from 2006, tackles for loss and passes defensed from 2009).
| Season | Team | G | Tackles | Sacks | QB hits | Tackles for loss | INT | Passes defensed | Forced fumbles |
| 2002 | TB | 6 | 10 | 0.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2003 | TB | 14 | 63 | 0.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2004 | TB | 9 | 11 | 0.0 | – | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| 2005 | TB | 16 | 72 | 1.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2005 playoffs | TB | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | – | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2006 | TB | 14 | 65 | 1.5 | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2007 | TB | 8 | 12 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2007 playoffs | TB | 1 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 |
| 2008 | DET | 16 | 68 | 1.5 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
| Career | DET | 83 | 301 | 4.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Game logs
2008 game log (16 games)
2008 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2008-09-07 | @ ATL | L 21–34 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2008-09-14 | vs GB | L 25–48 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2008-09-21 | @ SF | L 13–31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2008-10-05 | vs CHI | L 7–34 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2008-10-12 | @ MIN | L 10–12 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 2008-10-19 | @ HOU | L 21–28 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2008-10-26 | vs WAS | L 17–25 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2008-11-02 | @ CHI | L 23–27 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2008-11-09 | vs JAX | L 14–38 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2008-11-16 | @ CAR | L 22–31 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2008-11-23 | vs TB | L 20–38 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2008-11-27 | vs TEN | L 10–47 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2008-12-07 | vs MIN | L 16–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 2008-12-14 | @ IND | L 21–31 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2008-12-21 | vs NO | L 7–42 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 2008-12-28 | @ GB | L 21–31 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 game log (9 games)
2007 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 2 | 2007-09-16 | vs NO | W 31–14 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2007-09-23 | vs LA | W 24–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2007-10-14 | vs TEN | W 13–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2007-10-28 | vs JAX | L 23–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2007-11-04 | vs ARI | W 17–10 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2007-11-18 | @ ATL | W 31–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2007-12-02 | @ NO | W 27–23 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2007-12-16 | vs ATL | W 37–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2008-01-06 | vs NYG | L 14–24 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 game log (14 games)
2006 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2006-09-10 | vs BAL | L 0–27 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2006-09-17 | @ ATL | L 3–14 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2006-10-08 | @ NO | L 21–24 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2006-10-15 | vs CIN | W 14–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2006-10-22 | vs PHI | W 23–21 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2006-10-29 | @ NYG | L 3–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2006-11-05 | vs NO | L 14–31 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2006-11-13 | @ CAR | L 10–24 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2006-11-19 | vs WAS | W 20–17 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 2006-11-23 | @ DAL | L 10–38 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2006-12-03 | @ PIT | L 3–20 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2006-12-10 | vs ATL | L 6–17 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2006-12-17 | @ CHI | L 31–34 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-12-31 | vs SEA | L 7–23 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 game log (17 games)
2005 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2005-09-11 | @ MIN | W 24–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2005-09-18 | vs BUF | W 19–3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2005-09-25 | @ GB | W 17–16 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2005-10-02 | vs DET | W 17–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2005-10-09 | @ NYJ | L 12–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2005-10-16 | vs MIA | W 27–13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2005-10-30 | @ SF | L 10–15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2005-11-06 | vs CAR | L 14–34 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 2005-11-13 | vs WAS | W 36–35 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2005-11-20 | @ ATL | W 30–27 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2005-11-27 | vs CHI | L 10–13 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2005-12-04 | @ NO | W 10–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2005-12-11 | @ CAR | W 20–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2005-12-17 | @ NE | L 0–28 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2005-12-24 | vs ATL | W 27–24 OT | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2006-01-01 | vs NO | W 27–13 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| P18 | 2006-01-07 | vs WAS | L 10–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 game log (9 games)
2004 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 2 | 2004-09-19 | vs SEA | L 6–10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2004-09-26 | @ LV | L 20–30 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2004-10-18 | @ LA | L 21–28 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2004-10-24 | vs CHI | W 19–7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 2004-11-21 | vs SF | W 35–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2004-11-28 | @ CAR | L 14–21 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2004-12-05 | vs ATL | W 27–0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2004-12-12 | @ LAC | L 24–31 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2005-01-02 | @ ARI | L 7–12 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 game log (14 games)
2003 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2003-09-08 | @ PHI | W 17–0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2003-09-14 | vs CAR | L 9–12 OT | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2003-09-21 | @ ATL | W 31–10 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2003-10-06 | vs IND | L 35–38 OT | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2003-10-12 | @ WAS | W 35–13 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2003-10-19 | @ SF | L 7–24 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 2003-10-26 | vs DAL | W 16–0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 2003-11-02 | vs NO | L 14–17 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 2003-11-24 | vs NYG | W 19–13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 2003-11-30 | @ JAX | L 10–17 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 2003-12-07 | @ NO | W 14–7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2003-12-14 | vs HOU | W 16–3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 2003-12-20 | vs ATL | L 28–30 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 2003-12-28 | @ TEN | L 13–33 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 game log (6 games)
2002 game log
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Tackles | Sacks | INT | PD |
| 1 | 2002-09-08 | vs NO | L 20–26 OT | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2002-09-15 | @ BAL | W 25–0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2002-09-23 | vs LA | W 26–14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2002-10-06 | @ ATL | W 20–6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 2002-10-13 | vs CLE | W 17–3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 2002-10-27 | @ CAR | W 12–9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |