“Bubba” Ventrone was also a member of the New York Jets, Cleveland Browns, and San Francisco 49ers.

[2] Ventrone attended Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, where he played football and holds records in track and field.

At Villanova, he was the hard-hitting safety who was often barred from making contact during practices to avoid injuring his teammates.

The Patriots signed Ventrone to their practice squad on September 18, 2007 and then promoted to the team's 53-man roster on November 3.

During the 2008 offseason, Ventrone began practicing as a wide receiver, a position he had not played in games since he was a sophomore at Chartiers Valley High School;[4] he had, however, previously lined up at wide receiver on scout teams in Patriots practices.

In the Patriots' third 2008 preseason game, Ventrone led all receivers with four receptions, while still playing on special teams and defense.

During a July 31, 2009, press conference, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke of Ventrone: Ray is fast and he's tough.

[7] On March 3, 2015, the New England Patriots announced that they had hired Ray Ventrone as a special teams assistant coach.

His hire ended the Patriots' status as the only NFL team without a former player on its coaching staff.

[9] On February 5, 2017, Ventrone was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI.

[11] On February 24, 2023, the Cleveland Browns officially announced Ventrone as their new assistant head coach and special teams coordinator.