Rob Ryan has returned to the NFL after a one-year absence. According to ESPN's Jamison Hensley, the longstanding defensive assistant, who was last seen with Washington in 2019, has been appointed as the Baltimore Ravens' new inside linebackers coach for the 2021 season. In 2020, Ryan will be reunited with his former Redskins head coach, Jay Gruden, who was hired by the Baltimore Ravens earlier this year. He will be assisting him with the team's inside linebackers, which includes some big shoes to fill since Patrick Onwuasor died early in the Ravens vs. Redskins game on September 20th. After only one season with the Redskins, it was reported that Ryan would not be returning there in 2020. Instead, he joined former teammate London Fletcher's staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in January of 2019. However, just over a month into his tenure with the Bucs, he was fired from that position also. Ryan's career has had its ups and downs but overall, he has made an impressive name for himself by helping create a dominant defense at every stop he's had during his career. After playing college football at Boston College, Ryan spent seven seasons (2002-2008) as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers' coaching staff before joining Mike Shanahan's coaching staff with the Washington Redskins in 2009.