Even though Logan Ryan didn’t formally retire, he was undoubtedly enjoying his time away from the NFL grind when he received a call expressing interest from the San Francisco 49ers.After Talanoa Hufanga and George Odum suffered season-ending injuries, the veteran defensive back, who can play cornerback and safety, signed with the Niners on Tuesday.
This gives them additional depth at safety.After a productive workout, San Francisco decided to add the two-time Super Bowl champion; the 49ers had interrupted his vacation by expressing interest.Ryan told reporters on Wednesday that he received the call while on a cruise to the Bahamas.
“Once I knew that the 49ers were interested at that point there wasn’t any drinking on the cruise unfortunately and I occupied that gym quite a bit,” Ryan stated. “So it was cool, first Thanksgiving on a cruise.”
Ryan revealed that in order to join the Niners for their Super Bowl push, he had to renounce a successful coaching position in another sport. He also made significant changes to his vacation itinerary.
Ryan said, “No,” when asked if he had believed his career was finished. Officially, I never retired. Thankfully, I’m in a position in Year 11 to make a little money in the NFL.
In terms of money, I was able to decide whether to stick with playing or pursue other endeavors like managing my non-profit, my father and I own a police training company, or even going into business for myself. coaching my five-year-old daughter’s youth soccer team. We have never lost.
My wife will complete the season because I had to leave the kids in the middle of the last two games.
“I made the decision to leave when I felt like it because I had a lot of other options, but I didn’t turn off my phone, so I had to wait for the right team to call in order for me to come out here. I’ve never played for a team here, so moving all the way to the West Coast is a big step for me. However, I believe it was the right decision, and I’m really committed to finding a role and helping this team improve.”
Bringing Ryan on board to support Tashaun Gipson and Ji’Ayir Brown, head coach Kyle Shanahan is obviously confident that Ryan can find a role. He cites Ryan’s experience and versatility as the main reasons for his selection.
“Just losing the safeties that we have this year and knowing that there’s a guy out there like Logan who I don’t know personally, but played against him a lot,” Shanahan said during his press conference on Wednesday. Whether he was playing safety, nickel, or corner, you could always tell he was a very difficult player to schematically be aware of, much like Gip was before we acquired him and other things of that nature.
“I was happy we were able to get him in here because when you do lose a lot of guys, it’s nice to have the option to bring in a guy who has played some football and doesn’t have to learn everything for the first time.”
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