Bernard Riley is a former American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 defensive lineman. He is currently the defensive line coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin

University of Tennessee at Martin

The University of Tennessee at Martin is a campus in the University of Tennessee system. Other campuses include the flagship campus in Knoxville, the Chattanooga campus, the Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis, and the Space Institute in Tullahoma...

 in Martin, Tennessee.

Pro career

Bernard signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

 of the NFL as a free agent out of college http://usc.scout.com/2/107977.html.

Riley played in the Arena Football League for the Los Angeles Avengers

Los Angeles Avengers

The Los Angeles Avengers was an Arena Football League team based in Los Angeles, California from 2000 through 2008. They folded on April 19, 2009.-History:...

, the Columbus Destroyers

Columbus Destroyers

The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They folded along with the original incarnation of the AFL following the 2008 season, after a total of...

 and is currently retired from football.

High school career

Riley prepped

High school football

High school football, in North America, refers to the game of football as it is played in the United States and Canada. It ranks among the most popular interscholastic sports in both of these nations....

 and was a high school All-American at Los Alamitos High School

Los Alamitos High School

Los Alamitos High School is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California, and also serving the city of Seal Beach and the community of Rossmoor. It is the only traditional high school in the Los Alamitos Unified School District; the far smaller Laurel High School serves...

, playing under Coach John Barnes and alongside Keenan Howry

Keenan Howry

Keenan Rashaun Howry is an American football wide receiver and kick returner who currently plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He attended the University of Oregon and was Joey Harrington's favorite target. Howry played in the NFL for three years, with the Minnesota...

 and Chris Kluwe

Chris Kluwe

Christopher James "Chris" Kluwe is a punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks, as an undrafted free agent in 2005...

.

External links

• AFL stats