Ryan Sutter


Ryan Allen Sutter was the "winner" chosen by Trista Rehn on the television show The Bachelorette. Sutter, a Colorado firefighter, and Rehn were married in a televised wedding on ABC on December 6, 2003. The miniseries was filmed at "The Lodge" luxury resort in Rancho Mirage, California. Prior to that, he was a star college football defensive back with the Colorado Buffaloes football team. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League in the 1998 Draft, but lasted only a couple of seasons as a professional football player mainly due to injuries.

Career

Born in Fort Collins, Colorado, Sutter is a firefighter in Colorado. He has also worked as a model.

Sports career

;Football career
Sutter was a star defensive back in college with the Colorado Buffaloes football team. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He was cut late in the 1998 training camp. He then signed with the Carolina Panthers a few days later, not making the active roster until November 28, 1998. In the first play of his first game in the NFL, he injured his shoulder while making a tackle against the New York Jets. He was immediately placed on injured reserve and eventually released. The following summer, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks, but he was cut. In 2000, Sutter played one season for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe. In the spring of 2005, Ryan was invited to a tryout with the New Orleans Saints, but suffered a knee injury during the minicamp. He has not been in the NFL since.
;Other sports
Ryan Sutter was a competitor on season 9 of American Ninja Warrior. In the Denver Qualifiers, he failed on the third obstacle, the Bouncing Spider, and did not qualify for the Denver Finals.

Personal life

The Sutters live in Eagle County, Colorado. Ryan is a Vail, Colorado firefighter.
In February 2007, the Sutters told People magazine that they were expecting their first child in summer of 2007.
In July 2007, Trista gave birth via c-section four weeks early due to complications after a failed induction/stalled labor. During her seventh month of pregnancy, Rehn was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Their son, Maxwell Alston, was first revealed to the public on the cover of Us Weekly magazine and made his first on-camera appearance in a video diary series Trista recorded for Momlogic.com.
On October 14, 2008, Trista and Ryan Sutter announced to Life and Style Magazine that she was pregnant with their second child, a daughter, Blakesley Grace, born in April 2009 by C-section.
On June 10, 2011 Ryan and Trista appeared in a Hands Only CPR PSA campaign from the American Heart Association and the Ad Council.