Louis Riddick
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Born: | March 15, 1969 Quakertown, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Perkasie (PA) Pennridge | ||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 9 / pick: 248 | ||||||||
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Louis Angelo Riddick (born March 15, 1969) is an American football broadcaster and former safety who played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1991 to 1998. His brother, Robb Riddick, was a running back with the Buffalo Bills for eight seasons. His cousins, Will Lewis and Tim Lewis, also played in the NFL and held management positions for professional football teams. He is a color analyst for ESPN on their college football coverage alongside Bob Wischusen and Kris Budden, and on the #2 team for their NFL coverage alongside Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, and Laura Rutledge. He was previously part of the lead broadcast team, working alongside Steve Levy, Brian Griese, and Lisa Salters.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Riddick played college football at Pittsburgh.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.72 s | 1.68 s | 2.76 s | 4.09 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
17 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[3] | ||||||||||||
He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the ninth round of the 1991 NFL draft.[4] He also played for the Sacramento Surge, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, and Orlando Rage in his playing career.
Post-playing career
[edit]After his playing career ended, Riddick became a pro scout for the Washington Redskins for four years before being promoted to Director of Pro Personnel. He was hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as a pro scout in 2008. He was promoted to Director of Pro Personnel on February 3, 2010.[5]
Riddick later joined ESPN as an analyst.[6] In 2020, he became an announcer for ESPN's coverage of Monday Night Football.[7]
In December 2020, various sources reported Riddick was being interviewed for the GM vacancies for both the Houston Texans and Detroit Lions.[8]
In February 2022, the Pittsburgh Steelers announced that they would be interviewing Riddick for their GM vacancy.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ "Look: ESPN MNF Crew Wearing A Special Look In Booth Tonight". The Spun. September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
- ^ "Louis Riddick, Combine Results, SS - Pittsburgh". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Kent, Bob (February 3, 2010). "Promotions In Player Personnel Staff". Philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved February 3, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dusty and Cam 1080 interview". KFXX (AM). Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Steve Levy, Louis Riddick and Brian Griese named as new MNF crew". ESPN.com. ESPN. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Louis Riddick interviewing for Texans, Lions GM jobs this week". nfl.com. NFL. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
- ^ "Steelers to interview Louis Riddick for general manager position". NFL.com. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
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