Facts: - weight: 224 - number: 56 , 55 - position: linebacker - heightin: 3 - debutteam: tampa bay buccaneers - heightft: 6 - college: ucla - birth date: 24 february 1979 - name: ryan nece - nfl: nec207645 - birth place: san bernardino , california - debutyear: 2002 - undraftedyear: 2002 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ryan nece .
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ryan clint nece -lrb- born february 24 , 1979 -rrb- is a former american football linebacker who played in the national football league .he was signed by the tampa bay buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002 .he played college football at ucla .nece is the son of former nfl hall of fame safety ronnie lott .nece is a community activist involved in many charities throughout the tampa bay area .he is on the board of the tampa bay sports authority and tampa 's lowry park zoo .in 2006 he created his own foundation '' the ryan nece foundation '' , funding programs for youth and families .