Elijah Riley

Elijah Riley (born June 12, 1998) is an American football strong safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Army.

Elijah Riley
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Riley with Army in 2019
No. 37 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position:Strong safety
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-12) June 12, 1998
Port Jefferson, New York, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school:Newfield (NY)
College:Army
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Total tackles:50
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:0
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Riley signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on April 26, 2020.[1] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 3, 2020,[2] and re-signed to the team's practice squad three days later.[3] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and October 17 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, and reverted to the practice squad following each game.[4][5] On December 16, 2020, Riley was promoted to the active roster.[6]

On August 31, 2021, Riley was waived by the Eagles and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[7][8]

New York Jets

On November 9, 2021, Riley was signed by the New York Jets off the Eagles practice squad.[9] On August 23, 2022, he was released.[10]

Pittsburgh Steelers

On August 24, 2022, Riley was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[11] He was waived on August 30 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13] He was elevated on October 8, 2022, to the Active/Inactive roster from the Steeler's practice squad, and then reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was promoted to the active roster on December 24, 2022.[14]

References
  1. McPherson, Chris (April 26, 2020). "Eagles agree to terms with 13 undrafted free agents". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. McPherson, Chris (September 3, 2020). "Eagles place Andre Dillard on Injured Reserve; waive 12 players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. McPherson, Chris (September 6, 2020). "Eagles announce practice squad that includes QB Josh McCown". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  4. McPherson, Chris (October 10, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles sign DB Grayland Arnold; activate CB Craig James and WR Quez Watkins; and elevate TE Jason Croom and DB Elijah Riley". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  5. McPherson, Chris (October 17, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles activate DE Vinny Curry and S Will Parks off Injured Reserve; elevate TE Jason Croom and DB Elijah Riley". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  6. McPherson, Chris (December 16, 2020). "Eagles promote DB Elijah Riley from the practice squad; sign S Blake Countess to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  7. McPherson, Chris (August 31, 2021). "Eagles announce initial 53-man roster". PhiladelphiaEagles.com.
  8. "Eagles agree to terms with 15 players to join the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 1, 2021.
  9. Greenberg, Ethan (November 9, 2021). "Jets Sign S Elijah Riley, Place S Marcus Maye & TE Tyler Kroft on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  10. Greenberg, Ethan (August 23, 2022). "Jets Release 5 Players to Get Roster to 80". newyorkjets.com.
  11. "Steelers claim Riley off waivers". Steelers.com. August 24, 2022.
  12. Varley, Teresa (August 30, 2022). "Steelers make first round of roster moves". Steelers.com.
  13. Varley, Teresa (August 31, 2022). "Steelers add eight to practice squad". Steelers.com.
  14. Varley, Teresa (December 24, 2022). "Steelers make roster moves". Steelers.com.

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