Rick Lyle is entering his third season with the Browns as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He joined the club in 2009 after spending the previous three seasons with the New York Jets as an assistant strength and conditioning coach/nutrition coordinator.
Rick Lyle is entering his third season with the Browns as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He joined the club in 2009 after spending the previous three seasons with the New York Jets as an assistant strength and conditioning coach/nutrition coordinator.
This is Lyle’s second stint with the Browns, with his first having occurred as a player. His NFL career started with the club in 1994 as an undrafted college free agent, and he spent two years with the team before it moved to Baltimore. Lyle’s 10 NFL seasons consisted of stops with Cleveland (1994-95), Baltimore (1996), the Jets (1997-2001) and New England (2002-03). He registered 250 tackles and 11 sacks in 113 career contests, and was a member of the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl championship squad in 2003.
Lyle was a four-year letterman at the University of Missouri (1990-93), where he starred as a defensive lineman, netting 18 career sacks, including a team-high eight as a senior. He graduated from Missouri with a degree in parks, recreation and tourism. At Missouri, he was also an All-America performer in the shot put and threw the discus.
Lyle was awarded his certification as a strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2010.
Born in Monroe, La., and raised in Kansas City, Mo. Lyle attended Hickman Mills (Mo.) High School where he lettered in football, track and wrestling. He was a two-time state champion in the shot put and placed fifth in the state wrestling tournament as a heavyweight.
Rick and his wife, Laura, have two daughters, Haley and Audrey.
Rick Lyle Coaching Background:
2006-08 New York Jets, assistant strength & conditioning/nutrition coordinator
2009- Cleveland Browns, assistant strength and conditioning coach
