RILEY REIFFReiff, RileyHeight: 6-6 Weight: 307 Born: December 1, 1988 Parkston, SD High School: Parkston (SD) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Iowa | Redshirted |
| 2009 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2010 | Iowa | Lettered |
| 2011 | Iowa | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (23rd overall) 2012 Detroit Lions |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 71 | TE-LOT | 16 | 8 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 71 | LOT | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 71 | LOT | 15 | 15 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 71 | LOT | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 71 | ROT | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 71 | LOT | 15 | 15 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 71 | LOT | 13 | 13 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 71 | LOT | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 71 | LOT | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 71 | ROT | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL | 71 | ROT-LOT | 16 | 9 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 74 | ROT | 1 | 0 |
| 12 Years (NFL)12 Years NFL | 164 | 148 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/26/2012 | 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL |
| Signed | 7/23/2012 | 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2017 | 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL |
| Signed | 3/10/2017 | 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/30/2020 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Released | 3/11/2021 | 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/19/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Reserve/COVID | 12/16/2021 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/16/2022 | 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/2022 | 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 3/20/2023 | 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 9/4/2023 | 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL |
| Activated | 10/7/2023 | 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/21/2023 | 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2024 | 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 425 | 325 | 27.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 20.0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 1160 | 1097 | 96.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 13.3 |
| 2014 Detroit Lions (NFL)2014 DET NFL | 995 | 941 | 86.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 54 | 12.8 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 1138 | 1075 | 99.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 13.8 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 948 | 889 | 85.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 14.2 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | 1066 | 1007 | 90.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 13.2 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 836 | 793 | 75.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 9.6 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 951 | 889 | 85.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 14.6 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 1064 | 1002 | 92.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 | 14.0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 764 | 711 | 64.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 | 11.2 |
| 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL | 592 | 543 | 52.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 11.2 |
| 2023 New England Patriots (NFL)2023 NE NFL | 46 | 45 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9985 | 9317 | 0 | 668 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Detroit Lions (NFL)2012 DET NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 Detroit Lions (NFL)2013 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Detroit Lions (NFL)2015 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 27 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 Detroit Lions (NFL)2016 DET NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings2017 MIN NFL | 6 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | 8 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 100 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2021 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 Chicago Bears (NFL)2022 CHIB NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 45 | 9 | 36 | 299 | 221 | 0 | 25 |
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