Riley Bullough
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | November 23, 1993 Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Traverse City (MI) St. Francis | ||||||
| College: | Michigan State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Riley Bullough (born November 23, 1993) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Michigan State, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
College career
[edit]Bullough played four seasons for the Spartans, appearing in 50 games. Over the course of his career, he recorded 214 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks along with 4 interceptions, forced 2 fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He was named to the All-Big Ten second-team as a junior and the All-Big Ten third-team as a senior.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Tampa Bay Buccaneers
[edit]Bullough signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[2] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad the next day.[3][4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2017.[5]
On September 1, 2018, Bullough was placed on injured reserve.[6] On September 11, 2018, Bullough was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury settlement.[7] He was re-signed to the active roster on October 22, 2018.[8] He appeared in nine games for the Buccaneers, starting three, with 14 tackles and a pass defended in 2018.[9]
On April 29, 2019, Bullough was waived by the Buccaneers.[10]
Tennessee Titans
[edit]On April 30, 2019, Bullough was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans.[11] He was waived/injured on August 10, 2019, and placed on injured reserve.[12] He was released on August 20.
Bullough announced his retirement from professional football in December 2019.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Bullough's parents are Shane and LeeAnn Bullough. His father was a linebacker at Michigan State from 1983 to 1986. He has two brothers, Max and Byron. Max previously played with the Houston Texans and Byron played for the Spartans.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Kosileski, William (December 12, 2017). "Former Michigan State LB Riley Bullough promoted to Buccaneers active roster". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Land of 10. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2017). "Bucs Stay Home for Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Scott (December 12, 2017). "Riley Bullough Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Smith, Scott (October 22, 2018). "Riley Bullough Returns as Alexander and Cichy Head to IR". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Slagter, Josh (May 1, 2019). "Ex-MSU LB Riley Bullough cut by Bucs, but claimed by Titans". MLive.com. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2019). "Riley Bullough Among Bucs' Six Post-Draft Cuts". Buccaneers.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2019). "Titans Claim Former Buccaneers LB Riley Bullough Off Waivers". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Ortenberg, Andrew (December 15, 2019). "Extra Points: Tight Ends, Bullough, Cowboy". ProFootballRumors.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan State Profile-Max Bullough". msuspartans.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.