Player Bio

Pro Career:

• Kansas City native enters his eighth NFL season and second with the Chiefs in 2011.

• Has played at both left guard and right guard.

• Spent time with the Chiefs as a rookie free agent in 2004 before being waived by Kansas City and claimed by Indianapolis.

• Was a member of the Colts Super Bowl XLI win following the 2006 season and also appeared in Super Bowl XLIV following the 2009 season.

• Has played in 81 games (74 starts) in seven seasons with nine postseason starts.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (3/16/10) ... Released by Indianapolis (3/8/10) ... Re-signed with Indianapolis (3/20/07) ... Claimed off waivers by Indianapolis (9/6/04) ... Waived by Kansas City (9/5/04) ... Signed as a rookie free agent with Kansas City (4/27/04).

Kansas City (2010): Started 15 games at right guard ... Was inactive for one contest ... Named to the USA Today All-Joe Team ... Was inactive with a thumb injury vs. Buffalo (10/31) ... Started at right guard in an AFC Wild Card Game vs. Baltimore (1/9/11).

Indianapolis (2004-09): Played in 66 games (59 starts) at left guard during six seasons with Indianapolis and made eight postseason starts.

2009: Started all 16 games at left guard ... Helped the Colts offense average 282.2 passing yards per game, ranking second in the NFL ... Started three postseason games, including Super Bowl XLIV vs. New Orleans (2/1/10).

2008: Spent the season on the Reserve/Physically-Unable-To-Perform list with a knee injury.

2007: Opened all 16 contests at left guard ... Part of an offensive line that only allowed 23.0 sacks, the seventh-fewest total in the NFL ... Voted by his teammates as the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award ... Started in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. San Diego (1/13/08).

2006: Played in nine games with five starts and was inactive for three games ... Was inactive with a knee injury at the N.Y. Giants (9/10) and vs. Houston (9/17) ... Was active, but did not play vs. Jacksonville (9/24) and at the N.Y. Jets (10/1) ... Saw reserve duty at left guard vs. Tennessee (10/8), vs. Washington (10/22), at Denver (10/29) and at New England (11/5) ... Appeared on special teams vs. Buffalo (11/12) and at Dallas (11/19) ... Returned to the starting lineup at left guard vs. Philadelphia (11/26) ... Was inactive vs. Miami (12/31) ... Was inactive with a knee injury in an AFC Wild Card Game vs. Kansas City (1/6/07) ... Started at left guard in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at Baltimore (1/13/07), in the AFC Championship Game vs. New England (1/21/07) and in Super Bowl XLI vs. Chicago (2/4/07).

2005: Started all 16 games at left guard for the first time in his career ... Part of an offensive line that allowed a league-low 20.0 sacks ... Started at left guard in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Pittsburgh (1/15/06).

2004: Played in seven games with six starts at left guard ... Was inactive for seven games and was active, but did not play in two contests ... Started his first career game at left guard at Chicago (11/21) ... Opened at Detroit (11/25), vs. Tennessee (12/5), at Houston (12/12), vs. San Diego (12/26) and at Denver (1/2/05) ... Was inactive for two postseason games ... Was inactive for an AFC Wild Card Game vs. Denver (1/9/05) and an AFC Divisional Playoff Game at New England (1/16/05).

College: A two-year player at Kansas State, appearing in 23 games (14 starts) ... Opened 14 games at left guard as a senior in 2003 ... Named second-team All-Big 12 ... Played in nine games his junior season in 2002 ... A two-year starter at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kansas ... Named outstanding lineman in 2001 as a sophomore ... Earned honorable mention All-Jayhawk Conference accolades as a freshman in 2000 ... Majored in Finance and Marketing at Kansas State.

Personal:

• A three-year starter at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas.

• Earned second-team all-conference honors as a defensive lineman and honorable mention accolades as an offensive lineman.

• Full name: Ryan Matthew Lilja.

• Married, wife Jessica, with a daughter, Annabelle.