Jim Ryan (linebacker)

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1957)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Ryan

| number = 50

| position = Linebacker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|05|18}}

| birth_place = Camden, New Jersey, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 220

| high_school = Bishop Eustace (NJ)

| college = William & Mary

| undraftedyear = 1979

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1979|1988}})

| statlabel1 = Sacks

| statvalue1 = 10.0

| statlabel2 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue2 = 7

| statlabel3 = Interceptions

| statvalue3 = 5

| pfr = RyanJi20

}}

James Joseph Ryan (born May 18, 1957) is a former linebackers coach and former National Football League (NFL) linebacker for the Denver Broncos.