Appreciating Jon Ryan: The last Seahawk standing from the Tim Ruskell era

Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty ImagesSeattle Seahawks punter Jon Ryan is under contract through the remainder of the 2010s. He’s the longest tenured Seahawk on the roster, and thanks to the departure of Brandon Mebane in the previous offseason, Ryan is the only player signed by previous Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell who is still with the team today. In fact, the only other Seahawks to have played under both the Holmgren/Hasselbeck and Carroll/Wilson eras are Red Bryant, Brandon Mebane, Marcus Trufant, and Leroy Hill.

This obviously isn’t a particularly new discovery, but it is a testament to Ryan’s productivity that he’s remained a part of Seahawks football even after John Schneider and Pete…