{{Short description|American football player (born 1981)}} {{for|the Australian politician and judge|Bernard Riley (politician)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{BLP sources|date=September 2018}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Bernard Riley | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | number = 93 | position = Nose tackle | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|01|12|mf=y}} | birth_place = San Jose, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | high_school = Los Alamitos<br/>(Los Alamitos, California) | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 315 | college = Southern California | undraftedyear = 2003 | pastteams = *Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2003}})* *Los Angeles Avengers ({{AFL Year|2005}}) *Columbus Destroyers ({{AFL Year|2007}}) | highlights = | afl = 4869 }}
'''Bernard Riley''' (born January 12, 1981) is an American former football defensive lineman. He is currently the Defensive Line coach at Round Rock High School football in Round Rock, TX
==Early life== Riley prepped and was a high school All-American at Los Alamitos High School, playing under Coach John Barnes and alongside Keenan Howry and Chris Kluwe. Riley started as a defensive lineman.
He played alongside former Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle and 2005 first round pick Mike Patterson, who was also his future teammate at USC.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2002/9/8/Mike_Patterson_Wrestles_His_Way_Into_The_Spotlight.aspx | title=Mike Patterson Wrestles His Way into the Spotlight }}</ref>
==College career== Riley played college football at the University of Southern California.
==Professional career== Bernard signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of college.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://usc.scout.com/2/107977.html |title=Scout.com: Trojan free agent signees |access-date=2009-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716022348/http://usc.scout.com/2/107977.html |archive-date=2011-07-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Riley played in the Arena Football League for the Los Angeles Avengers, the Columbus Destroyers and is currently retired from football.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130515191100/http://www.utmsports.com/coach.cfm?id=214&sport= UT Martin Skyhawks bio] *[http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_bernard00.html USC Trojans bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111221140/http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/riley_bernard00.html |date=2013-11-11 }}
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