Education
Santos attended Bellingham High School (Bellingham, Massachusetts) and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track & field Ricky Santos graduated from Bellingham High in 2003.
Santos attended Bellingham High School (Bellingham, Massachusetts) and was a letterman in football, basketball, baseball, and track & field Ricky Santos graduated from Bellingham High in 2003.
He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at New Hampshire. He broke the state touchdown record and led his teams to two Massachusetts High School Super Bowl titles (2000 and 2001).
Santos attended the University of New Hampshire and was a four-year starter at quarterback.
During his time, the Wildcats went a combined 37-14, winning one Atlantic 10 Football Conference Championship, two Northern Division Championships, and made the National Collegiate Athletic Association I-Associate of Arts/FCS Playoffs all four seasons. Santos finished his college career third on the National Collegiate Athletic Association all-time career passing yardage list with 13,212 yards, and third on the National Collegiate Athletic Association all-time list for career touchdown passes with 123.
After the 2007 season, Santos"s #2 jersey was retired by New Hampshire. Kansas City Chiefs
After going undrafted in the 2008 NFL Draft, Santos agreed to join the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in May.
However, he was released the same month.
Montreal Alouettes
In May 2008, Santos was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
On September 21, 2009, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers acquired Santos from the Montreal Alouettes in exchange for non-import defensive ends Riall Johnson and Shawn Mayne. He was released by the Blue Bombers on May 17, 2010.
Second Stint with Alouettes
After an injury to Adrian McPherson, the Montreal Alouettes re-signed Santos on June 22, 2010 to serve as the third-string quarterback.
On June 9, 2012, he was released by the Alouettes. Toronto Argonauts
On June 16, 2012, Santos was signed by the Toronto Argonauts.
He was released four days later.