Karon Riley

Karon Riley
No. 95, 51, 92, 91     
DE/LB/OL
Personal information
Date of birth: August 23, 1978 (1978-08-23) (age 33)
Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan
High School: Martin Luther King High School
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College: Southern Methodist/Minnesota
NFL Draft: 2001 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Debuted in 2001 for the Chicago Bears
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2006
Games played     25
Games started     0
Tackles     7
Fumble recoveries     1
Stats at NFL.com
Career CFL statistics as of 2005
Games played     2
Career Arena football statistics
Tackles     47
Sacks     8.5
Forced fumbles     6
Fumble recoveries     2
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Karon J. Riley (born August 23, 1978 in Detroit, Michigan) is an gridiron football defensive lineman who most recently played for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League

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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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

On January 30, 2006, Riley signed with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent but was released on August 28, 2006[4]

Karon Riley played two sesaons in the Arena Football League with the Las Vegas/Cleveland Gladiators (2007–2008) as an offensive lineman/defensive lineman.[5] On August 8, 2008 Riley was removed from the Gladiators roster and reassigned to the Arena Football 1 League office.[6]

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.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Karon Riley". Arena Football League. http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=723686. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Karon Riley". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RileKa20.htm. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Toronto Argonauts All-Time Roster". Toronto Argonauts. http://cms.cfl.mrx.ca:81/uploads/assets//TOR/History/All_Time_roster.pdf. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  4. ^ "Team Transactions". Washington Redskins. http://www.redskins.com/team/transactionList.jsp. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  5. ^ "Karon Riley". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/players/Karon_Riley-10292/. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Gladiators Transaction 08-2008". Cleveland Gladiators. http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/trans/index.html?p=200808. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  7. ^ Terri J. Vaughn at premiere, expecting second child : Celebrity Baby Blog