| Middle linebacker | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: November 23, 1993 | |
| Place of birth: Traverse City, Michigan | |
| Career information | |
| College: Michigan State | |
| Undrafted in 2017 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
* Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2017– 2018)
| |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |
| Total tackles | 15 |
| Sacks | 0.0 |
| Forced fumbles | 0 |
| Fumble recoveries | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 |
Riley Bullough (born November 23, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Michigan State, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
College career[]
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[]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers[]
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[]
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.
Personal life[]
Bullough's parents are Shane and LeeAnn Bullough. His father was a linebacker at Michigan State from 1983-1986. He has two brothers, Max and Byron. Max previously played with the Houston Texans and Byron plays for the Spartans.[13]
References[]
- ↑ Kosileski, William (December 12, 2017). "Former Michigan State LB Riley Bullough promoted to Buccaneers active roster". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Land of 10. https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/former-michigan-state-riley-bullough-promoted-buccaneers-active-roster/Afim1eyuwDhT7X1uP6PlYP/.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". https://web.archive.org/web/20171025204801/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Rookie-Free-Agents-Flesh-Out-Roster/0bbae856-9641-489b-bc56-2349782ddfb7. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". https://web.archive.org/web/20171208151620/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Wide-Variety-of-Moves-Gets-Bucs-to-53/229beb34-4568-4236-8cc8-4ad794feb408.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2017). "Bucs Stay Home for Practice Squad". https://web.archive.org/web/20171026072456/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Bucs-Stay-Home-for-Practice-Squad/5073e8ed-dcd6-4f12-9bbf-22220b5e4d93.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (December 12, 2017). "Riley Bullough Promoted to Active Roster". https://web.archive.org/web/20180526120924/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-smith/Riley-Bullough-Promoted-to-Active-Roster/0efa32d8-bfa4-446d-858b-aa4b35cb35ef.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/robinson-tandy-among-cuts-as-bucs-get-to-53.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/bucs-add-cb-marcus-williams-release-g-adam-gettis.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (October 22, 2018). "Riley Bullough Returns as Alexander and Cichy Head to IR". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/riley-bullough-returns-as-alexander-and-cichy-head-to-ir.
- ↑ Slagter, Josh (May 1, 2019). "Ex-MSU LB Riley Bullough cut by Bucs, but claimed by Titans". https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2019/05/ex-msu-lb-riley-bullough-cut-by-bucs-but-claimed-by-titans.html.
- ↑ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2019). "Riley Bullough Among Bucs' Six Post-Draft Cuts". https://www.buccaneers.com/news/riley-bullough-among-bucs-six-post-draft-cuts.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (April 30, 2019). "Titans Claim Former Buccaneers LB Riley Bullough Off Waivers". https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-claim-former-buccaneers-lb-riley-bullough-off-waivers.
- ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-add-four-and-subtract-four-while-also-moving-dl-jurrell-casey-from-pup-to.
- ↑ "Michigan State Profile-Max Bullough". msuspartans.com. http://www.msuspartans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/max_bullough_716508.html.