Position: DE/LB/OL Weight 120 kg | Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Spouse Terri J. Vaughn (m. 2008) Name Karon Riley Children Kal'El Joseph Riley | |
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Date of birth: (1978-08-23) August 23, 1978 (age 37) NFL draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103 High school Martin Luther King High School Similar People Terri J Vaughn, Malinda Williams, Mike Smith | ||
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan | ||
Actor former nfl player karon riley revealed
Karon Joseph Riley (born August 23, 1978) is an American former gridiron football defensive lineman who most recently played for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (2007-08).
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- Actor former nfl player karon riley revealed
- Karon Riley Football Defensive End Linebacker and Offensive Line
- High school career
- Professional career
- Personal
- References
Karon Riley: Football Defensive End, Linebacker, and Offensive Line
High school career
At Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan, Riley starred in football, basketball, and track&field. As a senior, in football, he was an All-City choice, an All-Metro choice, and an All-State choice.
Professional career
Karon Riley entered the National Football League by being selected by the Chicago Bears in the 4th round (103rd overall pick) of the 2001 NFL Draft out of the University of Minnesota. He played with the Bears in 2001 and the Atlanta Falcons (2003-2004).
In 2005, he played two games in the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts.
On January 30, 2006, Riley signed with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent but was released on August 28, 2006
Karon Riley played two seasons in the Arena Football League with the Las Vegas/Cleveland Gladiators (2007–2008) as an offensive lineman/defensive lineman. On August 8, 2008 Riley was removed from the Gladiators roster and reassigned to the Arena Football 1 League office.
Personal
Karon is married to actress Terri J. Vaughn and on April 24, 2008 Vaughn welcomed their first child, a boy named Kal'El Joseph Riley.
