Ryan announced his retirement from the NFL via his personal Twitter/X account Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan is calling it a career after 11 seasons in the NFL, a span highlighted by two Super Bowl victories during his tenure with New England. After leaving New England as a free agent in 2017, Ryan inked with Tennessee where he earned the distinction of catching Tom Brady's last pass as a member of the Patriots, a game-sealing pick-six to secure the Titans a wild-card round victory in during the 2019 season. Ryan also suited up for the Giants, Buccaneers and 49ers, where with the latter team he made an appearance in Super Bowl LVIII.

Ryan (groin) did not carry an injury designation on Thursday's injury report and will be available for the divisional round versus Green Bay on Saturday, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan popped up as a non-participant with a groin injury during practice Tuesday. The 32-year-old then participated in a limited fashion Wednesday before upgrading to a full participant Thursday. The veteran safety, who tallied 11 tackles while playing every defensive snap over the final two weeks of the regular season, will now be available to play in Saturday's divisional-round matchup. Ryan will likely once again see significant playing time alongside fellow safeties Ji'Ayir Brown and Tashaun Gipson.

Ryan (groin) was a limited participant at the 49ers' practice Wednesday, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan missed the team's first practice session of the week Tuesday, but his ability to practice Wednesday, albeit in a limited capacity, is a step in the right direction for his chances to play Saturday versus the Packers. The safety will look to increase his workload at San Francisco's final session of the week Friday before their matchup with Green Bay in the divisional round.

Ryan (groin) did not participate at practice Tuesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan played a season-high 62 defensive snaps in San Francisco's regular-season finale, and it's not clear when he picked up the groin injury. Either way, he'll probably have to practice Wednesday or Thursday to have a chance to suit up Saturday.

Ryan signed with the 49ers on Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan suited up nine times for the Buccaneers in 2022 but remained a free agent until now. The veteran safety, who also has had stints with the Giants, Titans and Patriots, should bolster the depth in San Francisco's secondary, which recently lost Talanoa Hufanga (knee) and George Odum (biceps) to significant injuries.

Ryan (knee) is active for Monday's wild-card matchup against Dallas, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan missed the regular-season finale due to a knee injury and was listed as questionable for the wild-card matchup, but despite the injury designation, he appeared to be trending in the right direction after logging a full practice Friday. The veteran safety has been officially cleared for game action and should rotate in as a rover in Tampa Bay's defensive backfield, which is without Keanu Neal (hip) for the Monday night matchup.

Ryan (knee) is listed as questionable for Monday's game versus Dallas.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan was a full participant at practice Saturday, so he's trending in the right direction heading into the wild-card round. If he suits up, he'll probably rotate in as a rover in Tampa Bay's defensive backfield.

Ryan (knee) has been ruled out for Week 18 against Atlanta, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan will miss Sunday's regular-season finale while he tends to a knee injury. It seems likely that the absence will be limited to just one week and that the strong safety will be ready to go for the start of the postseason next weekend. In Ryan's absence, Keanu Neal could garner a few additional snaps in the secondary.

Ryan tallied eight tackles (five solo) against Arizona in Sunday's 19-16 victory.

EDGE Analysis

Ryan finished as Tampa Bay's third-leading tackler in the big win, and he played 88 percent of the team's defensive snaps. He's filled a key role over the past four weeks to help offset a multitude of injuries in the Buccaneers' secondary.

Ryan recorded nine tackles (eight solo) in Sunday's 35-7 loss to the 49ers.

EDGE Analysis

Sunday's loss to San Fransisco accounted for Ryan's second game back since returning from injured reserve due to a foot injury. The veteran safety logged a team-high nine stops while playing every defensive snap for Tampa Bay, and he could once again take on an expanded secondary role should either Antoine Winfield (ankle) or Mike Edwards (hamstring) fail to gain medical clearance before Sunday's contest against the Bengals.