Ryan Hunter
Hunter is from North Bay, Ontario. He moved to Buffalo, New York, during high school. He attended Canisius High School, and played for the school's football team. He was named the best offensive lineman in Western New York, and shared 2012 "The Buffalo News" Player of the Year Award with teammate Qadree Ollison. Hunter then attended Bowling Green State University, and played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons. He took a redshirt in his first year, and then played in 52 games for his next four years. He started all 12 games of his junior year at right tackle, and all 12 games in his senior year at left tackle. After not getting selected in the 2018 NFL Draft, Hunter was drafted by Toronto Argonauts as the final pick (9th overall) of the first round of 2018 CFL Draft but did not sign a contract with the team. Instead, Hunter signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent. Hunter spent the 2018 season on the Chiefs' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster in 2019. After a loss, the Chiefs released Hunter, but they re-signed him to the practice squad. He was again promoted to the active roster, and was on the active roster for Super Bowl LIV in which the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020. On October 1, 2020, Hunter was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 5, 2021. On August 31, 2021, Hunter was waived by the Chargers and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Chargers on January 11, 2022.
Professional career
He previously played for the Kansas City Chiefs.