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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
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| Born | (1986-06-13)June 13, 1986 (age 39) Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Eastern (Louisville) | ||||||||
| College | Kentucky | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2009: 6th round, 207th overall pick | ||||||||
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Myron Pryor (born June 13, 1986) is an American former professionalfootball player who was anose tackle in theNational Football League (NFL). He was selected by theNew England Patriots in the sixth round of the2009 NFL draft. He playedcollege football for theKentucky Wildcats.
Pryor was born inLouisville, Kentucky. He attendedEastern High School inMiddletown, Kentucky, where he was voted a Second-team All-State player by theAssociated Press. He was also a two-yearletterman inwrestling andtrack and field, where he competed in thediscus andshot put.[1]
After graduating from high school in 2004, Pryor attended theUniversity of Kentucky. He tore a pectoral muscle in the weight room and was forced to gray shirt his first year of college. He didn't enroll at UK until spring of 2005, where he started the last two games of his freshman season in 2005. In his sophomore season, he started ten games, recording ten forced fumbles, ranking him among the nation's best in that statistic. He recorded 27 tackles in his junior season in 2007, starting 11 of his team's 12 games. In his 2008 senior season, Pryor was named second-teamAll-Southeastern Conference. He started 10 games on the season, picking up four and a halfsacks, and a touchdown on a 72-yardfumble return.[2]
Pryor was selected by the Patriots in the sixth round (207th overall) of the2009 NFL draft.[3] On July 23, 2009, he signed a four-year contract.[4] He was active for 13 games for the Patriots in2009, recording 20 tackles.
In April 2013, Pryor was released by the Patriots after four seasons, however injuries had kept him out the entire 2012 season and had limited him to two games in the 2011 season.[5]