Riley Ridley[1] (born July 21, 1996) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia.
Ridley attended Deerfield Beach High School in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was a four-star wide receiver coming out of high school with over 13 offers, including those from Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn.[2] Ultimately, Ridley committed to the University of Georgia to play college football.[3]
Ridley played in 11 games as a true freshman at Georgia in 2016, catching 12 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2017, he had 14 receptions for 218 yards and two touchdowns.[5] As a junior in 2018, Ridley had 43 receptions for 559 yards and nine touchdowns. After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the 2019 NFL Draft.[6][7]
Ridley was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round (126th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[10] He signed his rookie contract, worth $3.2 million over 4 years with a $682.5k signing bonus,[11] on May 13.[12]
During his rookie year, Ridley was active for just one of the first eleven games of the 2019 season: a Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings.[13] Due to injuries to the wide receiver corps, he began seeing increased action starting in Week 13 against the Detroit Lions,[14] and caught his first career pass the following week against the Dallas Cowboys.[15]
He was waived during the Bears final cuts on August 31, 2021.[16]
His brother, Calvin Ridley, also plays wide receiver in the NFL for the Tennessee Titans .[17][18]
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