Karon Riley
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| Date of birth: August 23, 1978 | |
| 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 | |
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| 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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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] References
- ^ "Karon Riley". Arena Football League. http://www.arenafootball.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3500&ATCLID=723686. Retrieved January 26, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Karon Riley". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RileKa20.htm. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Team Transactions". Washington Redskins. http://www.redskins.com/team/transactionList.jsp. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "Karon Riley". arenafan.com. http://www.arenafan.com/players/Karon_Riley-10292/. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ "Gladiators Transaction 08-2008". Cleveland Gladiators. http://www.clevelandgladiators.com/team/trans/index.html?p=200808. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Terri J. Vaughn at premiere, expecting second child : Celebrity Baby Blog
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- People from Detroit, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan
- American football linebackers
- American football offensive linemen
- American football defensive ends
- SMU Mustangs football players
- Minnesota Golden Gophers football players
- Chicago Bears players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Canadian football defensive linemen
- African American players of Canadian football
- Toronto Argonauts players
- Las Vegas Gladiators players
- Cleveland Gladiators players
