Third-year offensive tackle was claimed off waivers from New England by Kansas City on September 6th … Owns starting experience at right tackle … Spent his previous three NFL seasons with New England (2006-08) ... Has played in 26 regular season games with seven starts at right tackle … Has also seen duty in three playoff contests.

Transactions: Claimed off waivers by Kansas City from New England (9/6/09) ... Released by New England (9/5/09) ... Signed with New England (7/19/06) ... Originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round pick (136th overall) of New England in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Games Played/Games Started: 2006 NE (11/6), 2007 NE (15/1) 2008 NE (0/0) — 26/7.

Playoffs: 2006 NE (0/0), 2007 NE (3/0) — 3/0.

Was placed on injured reserve on August 26th with a shoulder injury.

Played in 15 games with one start at right tackle … Was also inactive for one contest … Played as a reserve right tackle at the N.Y. Jets (9/9) ... Was inactive at Cincinnati (10/1) ... Started at right tackle at the N.Y. Giants (12/29) ... Played in all three postseason games, including Super Bowl XLII vs. the N.Y. Giants (2/3/08).

Saw action in 11 games with six starts at right tackle … Was inactive for five contests … Started his first career NFL game at right tackle vs. Buffalo (9/10) ... Started at right tackle at the N.Y. Jets (9/17) and vs. Denver (9/24) ... Was inactive at Cincinnati (10/1) ... Started at right tackle vs. Miami (10/8), at Buffalo (10/22) and at Minnesota (10/30) ... Was inactive vs. Detroit (12/3), at Miami (12/10), vs. Houston (12/17) and at Jacksonville (12/24) ... Was active, but did not play in three playoff games.

A four-year letterman at California, starting 35 games … Blocked for a 2,000-yard rusher (RB J.J. Arrington in 2004) and a pair of 1,000-yard rushers (RBs Marshawn Lynch and Justin Forsett in 2005) his final two collegiate seasons … Earned All-Pac 10 honors as a senior in 2005 and as a junior in 2004 … Started 11 contests as a senior and was the recipient of the Morris Trophy as the most outstanding offensive and defensive lineman in the Pac 10 … Started all 12 games as a junior … Played in 12 games (11 starts) as a sophomore in 2003 … Saw action in 12 games as a reserve offensive tackle in 2002 as a redshirt freshman … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2001 … Majored in Interdisciplinary Studies at California.

• Earned Prep Star All-America honors as a senior at Enterprise High School in Redding, California.

• Selected to play on the California state all-star team vs. Florida.

• Allowed no sacks as a senior.

• Full name: Ryan Thomas O’Callaghan.

• Single.