Introduction
Ryan Davis (born February 24, 1989) is an American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Bethune-Cookman.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
2012
Davis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2012 NFL Draft as a rookie free agent. He was signed to the team's practice squad at the end of the preseason.
He was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster on October 5, 2012. He was released on October 23 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was again released from the practice squad on November 21, 2012 and re-signed to the practice squad on November 25.
He was signed to the active roster at the conclusion of the 2012 season.
2013
Davis was released on August 30, 2013 and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. He was promoted to the active roster on November 15.
During the 2013 season, Davis had two game ending plays against the Houston Texans. When the Jaguars played the Texans in Houston in November, Davis made a game ending interception. In a December victory in Jacksonville, Davis sacked Houston quarterback Matt Schaub while the Texans did not have any timeouts remaining and the clock ran out.
2014
Davis was active for all 16 games for the Jaguars in 2014. He had a career high 6.5 sacks on the year.
2016
On September 3, 2016, Davis was released by the Jaguars.
Dallas Cowboys
On September 13, 2016, Davis was signed by the Cowboys. He was placed on injured reserve on December 28, 2016.