Hassan Ridgeway


Hassan Ridgeway is an American football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He played college football at Texas, and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Early years

Ridgeway attended Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Texas. He committed to the University of Texas at Austin to play college football.

College career

Ridgeway played at Texas from 2012 to 2015. During his career, he played in 36 games with 18 starts, recording 92 tackles and 9.5 sacks. After his junior year he entered the 2016 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Ridgeway was drafted in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts. He signed his rookie contract with the Colts on May 5, 2016.

Philadelphia Eagles

On April 27, 2019, Ridgeway was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles for a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. He began the 2019 season as a reserve, playing in the first two games behind Fletcher Cox and Malik Jackson. Jackson suffered a foot injury in week 1 and replacement Timmy Jernigan also suffered a foot injury in week 2, which led to Ridgeway starting the next five games alongside Cox. In a week 7 game against the Dallas Cowboys, Ridgeway suffered an ankle injury that caused him to be placed on injured reserve on October 23, 2019.
Ridgeway re-signed with the Eagles on a one-year contract on March 24, 2020.