Riley Bullough

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Riley Bullough
No. 49
Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (1993-11-23) November 23, 1993 (age 31)
Traverse City, Michigan, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school St. Francis (Traverse City)
College Michigan State
NFL draft 2017: undrafted
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles 16
Pass deflections 1
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Riley Bullough (born November 23, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans, and was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

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College career

Bullough played four seasons for the Spartans, appearing in 50 games. Over the course of his career, he recorded 214 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, and 7.5 sacks along with 4 interceptions, forced 2 fumbles and 3 fumble recoveries. He was named to the All-Big Ten second-team as a junior and the All-Big Ten third-team as a senior. [1]

Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bullough signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017. [2] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Buccaneers' practice squad the next day. [3] [4] He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2017. [5]

On September 1, 2018, Bullough was placed on injured reserve. [6] On September 11, 2018, Bullough was waived by the Buccaneers with an injury settlement. [7] He was re-signed to the active roster on October 22, 2018. [8] He appeared in nine games for the Buccaneers, starting three, with 14 tackles and a pass defended in 2018. [9]

On April 29, 2019, Bullough was waived by the Buccaneers. [10]

Tennessee Titans

On April 30, 2019, Bullough was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans. [11] He was waived/injured on August 10, 2019, and placed on injured reserve. [12] He was released on August 20.

Bullough announced his retirement from professional football in December 2019. [13]

Personal life

Bullough's parents are Shane and LeeAnn Bullough. His father was a linebacker at Michigan State from 1983 to 1986. He has two brothers, Max and Byron. Max previously played with the Houston Texans and Byron played for the Spartans. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Kosileski, William (December 12, 2017). "Former Michigan State LB Riley Bullough promoted to Buccaneers active roster". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Land of 10. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ Smith, Scott (May 1, 2017). "Bucs' Rookie Free Agents Flesh Out Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2017). "Wide Variety of Moves Gets Bucs to 53". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  4. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 3, 2017). "Bucs Stay Home for Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ Smith, Scott (December 12, 2017). "Riley Bullough Promoted to Active Roster". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  7. ↑ Smith, Scott (September 11, 2018). "Bucs Add CB Marcus Williams, Release G Adam Gettis". Buccaneers.com.
  8. ↑ Smith, Scott (October 22, 2018). "Riley Bullough Returns as Alexander and Cichy Head to IR". Buccaneers.com.
  9. ↑ Slagter, Josh (May 1, 2019). "Ex-MSU LB Riley Bullough cut by Bucs, but claimed by Titans". MLive.com . Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Smith, Scott (April 29, 2019). "Riley Bullough Among Bucs' Six Post-Draft Cuts". Buccaneers.com.
  11. ↑ Alper, Josh (April 30, 2019). "Titans claim Riley Bullough off waivers". NBC Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (August 10, 2019). "Titans Add Four – And Subtract Four - While Also Moving DL Jurrell Casey from PUP to the Active Roster". TitansOnline.com. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ Ortenberg, Andrew (December 15, 2019). "Extra Points: Tight Ends, Bullough, Cowboy". ProFootballRumors.com. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Michigan State Profile-Max Bullough". msuspartans.com. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
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