From 2010 to 2013, Leone played college football for the Houston Cougars as a punter and kicker and started for all four years.[3] He was on the Conference USA first-team in 2012 and the American Athletic Conference second-team in 2013. Leone was also a three-time semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award.[3] He averaged 43.1 yards on punts and placed the ball within the opponents' 20-yard line on 52.4 percent of attempts during 2013.[4] In his senior year, Leone was named a second-team All-American.[5]
Professional career
Baltimore Ravens
Leone was one of five punters invited to the 2014 NFL scouting combine.[6] He went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, but was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on May 12, 2014.[7][8] Leone competed with Sam Koch for the punter position in training camp,[9] and played in three preseason games.[10] He was waived on August 25 before the beginning of the regular season.[11]
On January 27, 2015, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Leone to challenge Brad Wing for the starting punter position, but he was released in May.[13][14]
BC Lions (II)
Leone returned to the BC Lions (CFL) before their training camp as the Lions reportedly searched for a single player to handle punting, kickoffs, and kicking.[15] Leone remained on the active roster after the preseason as he fulfilled all three kicking duties. He made his CFL debut against the Ottawa Redblacks on July 4, 2015, where he scored two field goals from 11 and 13 yards as well as an extra point.[16] The following game, on July 10, Leone kicked a 56-yard field goal, setting a BC Lions record for longest field goal and tying the game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–29 with 31 seconds remaining; a game which the Lions won in overtime.[17] As of August 3, 2015, Leone had the highest punt average in the CFL (50.1 yards).[18] He began his season with 13 consecutive made field goals before missing a 46-yard kick on August 6 in a game against the Edmonton Eskimos.[19] Leone was named a CFL All-Star as a punter in both the 2015 and 2016 season. Following the 2016 season Leone was granted a release by the Lions so he could sign with an NFL team.[20]
Arizona Cardinals
On January 5, 2017, Leone signed a reserve/future contract with the Arizona Cardinals.[21] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[22]
Ottawa Redblacks
On April 10, 2018, he was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks.[23] He was named an East Division All-Star as a punter at season's end.[24] In the following season, he was named both a divisional and CFL All-Star at punter.[25]
After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Leone opted out of his contract with the Redblacks on August 25, 2020.[26]
Arizona Cardinals (II)
On September 8, 2020, Leone was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[27] He was released on September 15.[28]
Ottawa Redblacks (II)
Leone re-signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 26, 2021.[29] Leone had another outstanding season in 2021 with Ottawa, and was named a CFL All-Star for the fourth time in his career.[30]
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^Holcomb, Todd (27 December 2009). "Georgia: Mason, Rogers lead all-class all-state team". MaxPreps. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ ab"Richie Leone". Houston Cougars. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^Smith, Brian (20 February 2014). "UH punter Leone ready for next stage at NFL draft combine". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^Shelton, Christopher (4 January 2014). "Leone prepares for final UH kick". The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^"UH punter Richie Leone hoping for NFL chance". KHOU. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^. BaltimoreRavens.com. May 12, 2014. Archived from the original on August 7, 2017. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
^"Transactions". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^Butt, Jason (14 May 2014). "Could Richie Leone push Sam Koch for his job as Ravens punter?". Baltimore Beat Down. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^"Richie Leone". Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^Wilson, Aaron (25 August 2014). "Ravens make a series of cuts as they trim roster to 75 players". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^. BC Lions. Archived from the original on December 2, 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ abBeamish, Mike (7 June 2015). "BC Lions kicker, former Maple Ridge resident Paul McCallum officially granted his release". Maple Ridge Times. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^Bryan, Dave (27 January 2015). "Steelers Sign P Richie Leon". Steelers Depot. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^Beamish, Mike (5 December 2014). "B.C. Lions: Can Leone put the boot to rivals?". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^"Burris leads Redblacks to victory over B.C. Lions". The Star. The Canadian Press. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^Beamish, Mike (11 July 2015). "Leone's leg, Lulay's arm lead Lions to "crazy" win over Roughriders". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
^MacKenzie, Eric (3 August 2015). "Leone's leg the least of Lions' problems". Vancouver 24 hrs. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
^Moddejonge, Gerry (7 August 2015). "Tying kick wasn't a guarantee, says Edmonton Eskimos head coach". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
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March 03, 2023
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Richie Leone born March 10 1992 is a gridiron football punter and kicker for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League CFL He played collegiate football for the University of Houston He has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens Pittsburgh Steelers BC Lions and Arizona Cardinals Richie LeoneLeone with the Redblacks in 2022No 13 Ottawa RedblacksPosition PunterPersonal informationBorn 1992 03 10 March 10 1992 age 30 Roswell GeorgiaHeight 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m Weight 211 lb 96 kg Career informationHigh school Roswell GA College HoustonUndrafted 2014Career historyBaltimore Ravens 2014 BC Lions 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers 2015 BC Lions 2015 2016 Arizona Cardinals 2017 Ottawa Redblacks 2018 2019 Arizona Cardinals 2020 Ottawa Redblacks 2021 present Offseason and or practice squad member onlyRoster status ActiveCFL status AmericanCareer highlights and awardsCFL All Star 2015 2016 2019 2021 CFL West All Star 2015 2016 CFL East All Star 2018 2019 2021 Career NFL statisticsPlayer stats at NFL com CFL ca Contents 1 Early career 2 Professional career 2 1 Baltimore Ravens 2 2 BC Lions 2 3 Pittsburgh Steelers 2 4 BC Lions II 2 5 Arizona Cardinals 2 6 Ottawa Redblacks 2 7 Arizona Cardinals II 2 8 Ottawa Redblacks II 2 9 Season statistics 3 ReferencesEarly career EditLeone played high school football at Roswell High School at the quarterback punter and kicker positions 1 While in high school he averaged 44 1 yards per kick 2 From 2010 to 2013 Leone played college football for the Houston Cougars as a punter and kicker and started for all four years 3 He was on the Conference USA first team in 2012 and the American Athletic Conference second team in 2013 Leone was also a three time semi finalist for the Ray Guy Award 3 He averaged 43 1 yards on punts and placed the ball within the opponents 20 yard line on 52 4 percent of attempts during 2013 4 In his senior year Leone was named a second team All American 5 Professional career EditBaltimore Ravens Edit Leone was one of five punters invited to the 2014 NFL scouting combine 6 He went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft but was signed as a free agent by the Baltimore Ravens on May 12 2014 7 8 Leone competed with Sam Koch for the punter position in training camp 9 and played in three preseason games 10 He was waived on August 25 before the beginning of the regular season 11 BC Lions Edit Leone was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League CFL on October 20 2014 to their practice roster but left the team a month later 12 13 Pittsburgh Steelers Edit On January 27 2015 the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Leone to challenge Brad Wing for the starting punter position but he was released in May 13 14 BC Lions II Edit Leone returned to the BC Lions CFL before their training camp as the Lions reportedly searched for a single player to handle punting kickoffs and kicking 15 Leone remained on the active roster after the preseason as he fulfilled all three kicking duties He made his CFL debut against the Ottawa Redblacks on July 4 2015 where he scored two field goals from 11 and 13 yards as well as an extra point 16 The following game on July 10 Leone kicked a 56 yard field goal setting a BC Lions record for longest field goal and tying the game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders 29 29 with 31 seconds remaining a game which the Lions won in overtime 17 As of August 3 2015 Leone had the highest punt average in the CFL 50 1 yards 18 He began his season with 13 consecutive made field goals before missing a 46 yard kick on August 6 in a game against the Edmonton Eskimos 19 Leone was named a CFL All Star as a punter in both the 2015 and 2016 season Following the 2016 season Leone was granted a release by the Lions so he could sign with an NFL team 20 Arizona Cardinals Edit On January 5 2017 Leone signed a reserve future contract with the Arizona Cardinals 21 He was waived on September 2 2017 22 Ottawa Redblacks Edit On April 10 2018 he was signed by the Ottawa Redblacks 23 He was named an East Division All Star as a punter at season s end 24 In the following season he was named both a divisional and CFL All Star at punter 25 After the CFL canceled the 2020 season due to the COVID 19 pandemic Leone opted out of his contract with the Redblacks on August 25 2020 26 Arizona Cardinals II Edit On September 8 2020 Leone was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad 27 He was released on September 15 28 Ottawa Redblacks II Edit Leone re signed with the Ottawa Redblacks on January 26 2021 29 Leone had another outstanding season in 2021 with Ottawa and was named a CFL All Star for the fourth time in his career 30 Season statistics Edit As of Dec 17 2021 31 Kicking Punting DefensePAT FGYear Team GP Att Made Att Made Pct Long Single No Yards Avg Long Single Net Net Avg STT2015 BC 17 38 27 39 30 76 9 56 3 119 5 893 49 5 83 9 4 868 40 9 42016 BC 18 30 25 51 35 68 6 52 7 97 4 778 49 3 78 13 3 581 36 9 52018 OTT 18 124 5 755 46 4 65 5 32019 OTT 18 132 6 383 48 4 77 6 5 204 39 1 42020 Season Cancelled due to COVID 19 Pandemic2021 OTT 14 106 4 912 46 3 67 0 4 315 40 7 N ACareer 85 68 52 90 65 72 2 56 10 578 27 721 48 0 83 33 22 586 39 1 16References Edit Meoli Jon 4 August 2014 Rookie punter trying to seize his chance with Ravens The Baltimore Sun Retrieved 6 July 2015 Holcomb Todd 27 December 2009 Georgia Mason Rogers lead all class all state team MaxPreps Retrieved 6 July 2015 a b Richie Leone Houston Cougars Retrieved 6 July 2015 Smith Brian 20 February 2014 UH punter Leone ready for next stage at NFL draft combine Houston Chronicle Retrieved 6 July 2015 Shelton Christopher 4 January 2014 Leone prepares for final UH kick The Daily Cougar Retrieved 6 July 2015 UH punter Richie Leone hoping for NFL chance KHOU 24 February 2014 Retrieved 6 July 2015 Ravens Sign 17 Undrafted Free Agents BaltimoreRavens com May 12 2014 Archived from the original on August 7 2017 Retrieved January 28 2017 Transactions Baltimore Ravens Retrieved 6 July 2015 Butt Jason 14 May 2014 Could Richie Leone push Sam Koch for his job as Ravens punter Baltimore Beat Down Retrieved 6 July 2015 Richie Leone Baltimore Ravens Retrieved 6 July 2015 Wilson Aaron 25 August 2014 Ravens make a series of cuts as they trim roster to 75 players The Baltimore Sun Retrieved 6 July 2015 Transactions BC Lions Archived from the original on December 2 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2015 a b Beamish Mike 7 June 2015 BC Lions kicker former Maple Ridge resident Paul McCallum officially granted his release Maple Ridge Times Retrieved 7 July 2015 Bryan Dave 27 January 2015 Steelers Sign P Richie Leon Steelers Depot Retrieved 7 July 2015 Beamish Mike 5 December 2014 B C Lions Can Leone put the boot to rivals The Vancouver Sun Retrieved 7 July 2015 Burris leads Redblacks to victory over B C Lions The Star The Canadian Press 4 July 2015 Retrieved 7 July 2015 Beamish Mike 11 July 2015 Leone s leg Lulay s arm lead Lions to crazy win over Roughriders The Vancouver Sun Retrieved 12 July 2015 MacKenzie Eric 3 August 2015 Leone s leg the least of Lions problems Vancouver 24 hrs Retrieved 5 August 2015 Moddejonge Gerry 7 August 2015 Tying kick wasn t a guarantee says Edmonton Eskimos head coach Edmonton Sun Retrieved 8 August 2015 Lions free agent Leone to sign with NFL s Cards Article TSN TSN 2017 01 03 Retrieved 2017 01 04 Urban Darren January 5 2017 Punter Richie Leone Receiver Aaron Dobson Added AZCardinals com Urban Darren September 2 2017 Cardinals Make Moves To Reach 53 Man Roster AZCardinals com Archived from the original on September 3 2017 Transactions April 10 2018 OttawaREDBLACKS com 2018 04 10 Retrieved 2018 05 05 Star Power 2018 CFL Divisional All Stars Announced Canadian Football League 7 November 2018 Retrieved 2018 11 07 Stars Aligned 2019 CFL All Stars unveiled Canadian Football League 2019 11 27 Richie Leone released by Redblacks CFL ca August 25 2020 Retrieved August 26 2020 Urban Darren September 8 2020 Cardinals Sign Free Agent Defensive Lineman Angelo Blackson azcardinals com Dunk Justin September 16 2020 Former CFL K P Richie Leone released by Cardinals headed to workout for Ravens 3downnation com Redblacks re sign Leone Evans Korte and Coombs OttawaRedblacks com January 26 2021 Retrieved February 17 2021 REDBLACKS Leone Dedmon named CFL All Stars Ottawa REDBLACKS 2021 12 15 Retrieved 2021 12 17 Richie Leone CFL ca Retrieved 16 September 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richie Leone amp oldid 1117221060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
