Could Seattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan be the first big winner of “American Ninja Warrior”?
Ryan will be one of more than 700 contestants competing to win $1 million in prize money on the televised competition.
Testing his skills away the football field, Ryan will be competing in a series of physically challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country.
The elite competitors who complete on the finals course in their specific regions will move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas.