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Ryan Kerrigan

Ryan Kerrigan, American football player

Born
August 16, 1988
Age in 2026
38
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1988

About Ryan Kerrigan

Patrick Ryan Kerrigan (born August 16, 1988) is an American professional football coach and former player. He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers, earning unanimous All-American honors as a senior before being selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. Kerrigan played the majority of his 11-season career as an outside linebacker in the 3–4 defense, where he is the all-time NFL leader in consecutive starts by a left outside linebacker. In the final two seasons of his playing career, he played defensive end in a 4–3 defensive scheme. He is also Washington's all-time leader in sacks with 95.5, and forced fumbles (26). Kerrigan played the 2021 season with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring and rejoining Washington as an assistant coach in 2022. As a freshman in 2007, Kerrigan appeared in 12 games recording 18 tackles and a sack.

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The world when Ryan Kerrigan was born

Ryan Kerrigan was born in 1988. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1988

  • #1 song"Faith" – George Michael
  • Top movieRain Man
  • Top TV showThe Cosby Show
  • Best-selling bookA Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBen Johnson stripped of Olympic 100m gold for doping
  • Top headlineGeorge H.W. Bush elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic fiber optic cable
  • Defining fadKoosh balls
  • Notable inventionFirst disposable contact lenses
  • World population5.11 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population244.5M

1988 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ryan Kerrigan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19882026
Gas$0.95$3.45/gal
Average home$89,300$435,000
Average income$32,191$67,500
Minimum wage$3.35$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.11$11.95
Postage stamp$0.25$0.73
Population244.5M341 million

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