He was a member of the Detroit Lions from 1995 to 1996, and played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1997 before he retired due to a back injury.
[9] He played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 1997 before he suffered a career-ending back injury and was forced to retire.
Team owner Jim Irsay said at the time, "I picked Ryan because I felt that he had a vision, that he had an intelligence, that he had a depth of perception and awareness and that he was capable of taking it up to the next level.
[12] Shortly after assuming his new role, Grigson fired Caldwell and, two weeks later, hired Chuck Pagano as the team's new head coach.
Grigson selected Andrew Luck (1), followed by Coby Fleener (34), Dwayne Allen (64), T. Y. Hilton (92), Josh Chapman (136), Vick Ballard (170), LaVon Brazill (206), Justin Anderson (208), Tim Fugger (214), and Chandler Harnish (253, "Mr.
[3] Thanks to this turnaround, which included changing 70% of the roster,[3] Grigson earned Executive of the Year honors from The Sporting News [14] and Pro Football Weekly.
[15] He also won the 2013 Drew Brees Mental Toughness Award from the Northwest Indiana Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Grigson selected Jack Mewhort (59), Donte Moncrief (90), Jonathan Newsome (166), Andrew Jackson (203), and Ulrick John (232).
Grigson selected Phillip Dorsett (29), followed by D'Joun Smith (65), Henry Anderson (93), Clayton Geathers (109), David Parry (151), Josh Robinson (205), Amarlo Herrera (207), and Denzell Goode (255).
The 2015 Colts set the NFL record for the longest winning streak against any division in the league with their 16th consecutive victory over an AFC South opponent when they defeated the Houston Texans during week 5.
[3] On January 4, 2016, the Colts announced that Grigson and head coach Chuck Pagano had both received contract extensions through the 2019 season.
Green (57), Le'Raven Clark (82), Hassan Ridgeway (116), Antonio Morrison (125), Joe Haeg (155), Trevor Bates (239), and Austin Blythe (248).
One move that made many question Grigson was the infamous Trent Richardson deal that cost the Colts a first round draft pick.
Richardson ended up averaging only 3.1 yards per carry and scoring only 6 touchdowns in 2 seasons with the team and was a healthy scratch during the AFC Championship game in 2015.
However, a trade that worked out well for Grigson and the Colts was the acquisition of former first round draft pick Vontae Davis in 2012[25] who was a big part of the 2012 turnaround and was later named to the Pro Bowl in both 2014 and 2015.
[29] On June 13, 2018, Grigson was hired as a senior football consultant for the Seattle Seahawks,[30] and stayed with the team through the 2019 NFL season.