Cavin Riley Ridley (born July 21, 1996) is an

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wide receiver who is a free agent. He played

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Early years

Ridley attended

Deerfield Beach High School Deerfield Beach High School (DBHS) is a public high school in Deerfield Beach, Florida. It is part of the Broward School District and has an enrollment of approximately 2,400. The school features the IB Middle Years Programme or Pre-IB, which ...

in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He was a four-star wide receiver coming out of high school with over 13 offers, including those from Georgia, Alabama, and Auburn. Ultimately, Ridley committed to the

University of Georgia , mottoeng = "To teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things.""To serve" was later added to the motto without changing the seal; the Latin motto directly translates as "To teach and to inquire into the nature of things." , establ ...

to play college football.

College career

Ridley played in 11 games as a true freshman at Georgia in 2016, catching 12 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2017, he had 14 receptions for 218 yards and two touchdowns. As a junior in 2018, Ridley had 43 receptions for 559 yards and nine touchdowns. After the season, he decided to forgo his senior year and enter the

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Professional career

Ridley was drafted by the

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in the fourth round (126th overall) of the

. He signed his rookie contract, worth $3.2 million over 4 years with a $682.5k signing bonus, on May 13. During his rookie year, Ridley was active for just one of the first eleven games of the 2019 season: a Week 4 against the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

. Due to injuries to the wide receiver corps, he began seeing increased action starting in Week 13 against the

Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit. The Lions compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North Division. The team play their home games at Ford ...

, and caught his first career pass the following week against the

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. He was waived during the Bears final cuts on August 31, 2021.

Personal life

His brother,

Calvin Ridley Calvin Orin Ridley (born December 20, 1994) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, and was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the first rou ...

, also plays wide receiver in the NFL for the

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References

External links

Georgia Bulldogs bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridley, Riley 1996 births Living people Ridley, Riley People from Coconut Creek, Florida Players of American football from Broward County, Florida American football wide receivers Georgia Bulldogs football players Chicago Bears players