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Michigan State Football: Riley Bullough inks deal with Buccaneers

By Connor Muldowney

Nov 12, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans linebacker Riley Bullough (30) reacts to a play on Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Josh Hicks (8)(not pictured) during the first half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 12, 2016; East Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan State Spartans linebacker Riley Bullough (30) reacts to a play on Rutgers Scarlet Knights running back Josh Hicks (8)(not pictured) during the first half of a game at Spartan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Carter-USA TODAY Sports /
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Former Michigan State football captain Riley Bullough has signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Riley Bullough joins a large group of former Michigan State football players who signed deals with teams as free agents. The rookie contracts are never lucrative for undrafted free agents, but Bullough got a nice chunk of cash.

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The former Spartan middle linebacker signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the same team that Will Gholston is starring with, for three years and over $1.6 million, reportedly.

That’s not too shabby for a guy who went seven full rounds without hearing his name called and that might mean he has more than a legitimate chance of making the team out of training camp.

Although he was undrafted and had a disappointing senior campaign, Bullough follows his older brother’s footsteps to the NFL as an undrafted free agent and Max has caught on with the Houston Texans — Riley could very well do the same.

The 6-foot-0, 226-pound middle linebacker from Traverse City really broke out as a junior and was expected to have a monster senior season, but took a slight step back. He missed three games and got booted from one in the first half due to multiple personal fouls. He did record 10-plus tackles in four games, though.

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Tampa Bay got itself a physical linebacker who has the tools to be successful, he just has to remain focused and level-headed. Bullough might just be another success story under Mark Dantonio to make it big in the NFL.

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