Background
Ramírez grew up in Houston, Texas.
Ramírez grew up in Houston, Texas.
He attended Willowridge High School where he was named First Team All-District 20-5A two years in a row.
Ramirez was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas Technology He has also played for the Denver Broncos.
In addition, he was named the 6th best center in the country by Rivals.com.
During his senior year, Ramírez was recruited by Nebraska, Kansas State, UTEP, Houston, and Iowa State but committed to Texas Technology As a redshirt freshman in 2003, Ramírez started 10 games, making his first start against SMU and capped off the season with a start in the 2003 Houston Bowl.
During the next three years, he started all 36 regular season games along with starts in the 2004 Holiday Bowl, the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic and the 2006 Insight Bowl. Ramírez was named a 2nd Team All-Big 12 Offensive Lineman in 2005.
He set the school bench press record in 2003 by pressing 525 pounds.
Ramírez tied that record the following year. In 2005, Ramírez broke his own bench press record by pressing 550 pounds at the Annual Texas Technical "Night of Champions". Ramírez finished 2006 on an offensive line that allowed the fewest sacks, 16, since the 2000 season.
2006 Insight Bowl
Ramírez played in the 2006 Insight Bowl which saw the biggest comeback in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division-I bowl history.
The Red Raiders overcame a 31-point third-quarter deficit to beat their opponent by 3 in overtime. The winning touchdown was a 3-yard run from Shannon Woods behind a block by Ramírez.
Post Texas Technical career
Ramírez entered the 2007 NFL Draft following the completion of the 2006 season. He was listed as the number four overall offensive guard prospect by Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Insider.
Ramírez accepted an invitation to the 2007 Under Armor Senior Bowl, a post-season exhibition game, played in Mobile, Alabama.
Ramírez also accepted an invitation to the 2007 NFL Combine, held February 21–27, 2007 at the Radio Corporation of America Dome in Indianapolis. Detroit Lions
Ramírez was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 18th pick in the 4th round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Detroit traded two of their three fifth-round selections (139th and 154th overall) to the Saint Louis Rams for their fourth-round selection (117th overall) in order to select Ramírez.
In October 2010, Ramírez was named the Detroit Lions starting right guard.
Denver Broncos
On January 4, 2011, Ramírez was signed by the Denver Broncos. On September 12, 2013, he signed a two-year contract extension with the Broncos.
In Super Bowl XLVIII, Ramirez could not hear the play call of Peyton Manning, which resulted in Ramirez snapping the ball early, over the head of Manning, into the end zone for a safety and giving the Seattle Seahawks a 2-0 lead 12 seconds into the game. The Broncos would not recover and would go on to lose the game, 43-8.
Return to Detroit
On April 30, 2015, Broncos traded Ramirez, as well as, their first and fifth-round 2015 NFL draft selections (28th and 143rd overall, respectively) and their fifth-round selection in the 2016 NFL draft for the Detroit Lions" first round pick in 2015 NFL draft (23rd overall) in order for Broncos to select linebacker Shane Ray.
He is of Mexican-American descent.