Louis Riddick is a retired NFL player from the United States. Moreover, Louis Riddick has played for seven different clubs in NFL such as “The San Francisco 49ers”, “Atlanta Falcons”, “Cleveland Browns”, and ‘Oakland Raiders’. As of now, he is working as an analyst for ESPN on Monday Night Football alongside Brian Griese and voice Steve Levy.
Early life
Louis Angelo Riddick best known as Louis Riddick was born on 15 March 1969, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, the United States of America. As of now, he is 53 years old and he is a citizen of the United States. He has a zodiac sign of Pisces and he belongs to the All-American ethnicity.
In addition, he has not disclosed his parents’ names in public yet. Moreover, he has revealed in the interviews that his father passed away at the age of 65 in 2013. He has a younger brother whose name is Robb Riddick and he is also a former NFL player.
Caption: Louis Riddick posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Talking about his academic background, he completed his high school at Pennridge School District at Perkasie. During his school years, he was a part of his school football team, and later in his senior years, he was the captain of his team. In 1987, he finished high school and enrolled at the University of Pittsburg. He completed his graduation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics.
Professional career
During his college time, he used to play soccer on his college team, The Pittsburgh Panthers. He also worked as a letterman for 4 years. Moreover, he was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers as the 248th pick in the ninth round in the year 1991. After a year, he signed Sacramento Surge and later Atlanta-based NFL team Atlanta Falcons. In addition, he played for the Cleveland Browns from 1993 to 1995.
In the year 1996, he returned to Atlanta Falcons and played for the next two years. ‘The Oakland Raiders signed him in 1998. He had played for four clubs in seven ‘NFL’ seasons at the end of his career. In 2001, he joined the ‘Orlando Rage,’ a professional football team that competed in the ‘XFL.’
Caption: Louis Riddick working for ESPN Sports (Source: Instagram)
As an analyst for different sports networks
In 2001, after announcing his retirement from professional football, he became a Pro Scout for the ‘Washington Redskins’. Later, he became the Director of Pro Personnel for the ‘Washington Redskins’. In 2008, he joined ‘Philadelphia Eagles as Pro Scout. Later, he became the Assistant Director of Pro Personnel for the team, and on February 3, 2010, he was promoted to Director of Pro Personnel.
He became a football expert for the popular television network ‘ESPN’ in 2013. He began appearing on major ‘ESPN’ shows such as ‘NFL Live,’ ‘Sunday NFL Countdown,’ and ‘Monday Night Countdown’ shortly after joining the network. During ‘Monday Night Football,’ which is part of the ‘National Football League,’ he also provides his opinion, insights, and ideas on halftime and postgame shows as part of his role.
He was a part of the popular sports talk show ‘Mike & Mike’ from 2014 to 2017. The show was hosted by Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg and aired on the “ESPN” networks. In 2017, he featured in TV shows such as ‘NFL Insiders and ‘The Ryen Russillo Show’ as an NFL Front Office Insider. In the TV comedy ‘Golic and Wingo,’ he played NFL Front Office Insider from 2017 to 2018.
‘ESPN First Take,’ ‘NFL Live,’ ‘The Stephen A. Smith Show,’ and ‘The Will Cain Show,’ among others, where he has been featured as NFL Front Office Insider.’ In 2018, he was included in the “2018 NFL Pro Bowl” TV special. He has been working at the ‘Monday Night Football Booth’ for the 2020-2021 season.
Awards and Net Worth
In his career, he has won a great and prestigious achievement ‘World Bowl Championship’. In the upcoming year, Louis might more awards and recognitions.
Talking about his net worth, he has an estimated $10 million which he earned from his NFL career and as an analyst. As an analyst, Louis Riddick earns around $80,000 per annual.
Relationship Status
Louis Riddick is married and is a father of two children. However, he has not disclosed his wife and his children’s identity in public yet.
As of now, the player is not a part of rumors nor got controversy. Moreover, Louis is focused on his career and love life.
Body measurement and Social media
Louis Riddick has an athletic and muscular body built. Moreover, he stands 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs around 98 kg. And Louis has bladed with a brown pair of eyes color.
Caption: Louis Riddick body measurement (Source: Instagram)
On his Instagram page, there are more than 85.9k followers and there are more than 363.1k followers on his Twitter. Asides from them, Louis is not active on Facebook.
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