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A beloved punter walks into a bar: How Jon Ryan spent the day of his Seahawks release

After a decade in Seattle, the Seahawks parted ways with punter Jon Ryan on Monday. What did Ryan do next? He stopped at a neighborhood cafe, then stepped into the unknown.

RENTON — So, a beloved punter walks into a bar …

Then what?

That’s what Jon Ryan is trying to figure out. On Sunday, following “seven or eight hours” of conversations with general manager Jon Schneider, the two came to a “mutual decision” — Ryan’s words — to release the 36-year-old veteran after 10 memorable seasons with the Seahawks.

On Monday, after tweeting a thank-you to the city of Seattle, Ryan made another decision:

Lunch.