Calvin Ridley Biography, Age, Family, Siblings, Partner, Kids and Net Worth

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 Who is Calvin Ridley?

Calvin Orin Ridley is a famous American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He formerly played college football at Alabama and was drafted in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Falcons.

Calvin Ridley career

Ridley studied and played college football at the University of Alabama under Nick Saban. He received immediate playing time as a true freshman in 2015. Ridley had three receptions for 22 yards against the University of Wisconsin on September 5, 2015, in his first career game. He then scored his first collegiate touchdown in a win against Louisiana-Monroe on September 26. In the next game, he had five receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown in the win over Georgia. Ridley followed that up with 140 receiving yards and a touchdown in a win against Arkansas. He had 8 receptions for 102 yards in a win in the SEC Championship over Florida.

The Alabama Crimson Tide made it to the College Football Playoff. Ridley had 138 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns in the 38-0 win against Michigan State in the Cotton Bowl. He then held to 6 receptions for 14 yards in the National Championship over Clemson, however, the Crimson Tide won the National Championship by a score of 45-40. In 2015, he led the SEC in receptions with 89.

2016 season

Ridley continued a strong threat for the Crimson in the 2016 season. He had 9 receptions for 129 receiving yards and a touchdown over Western Kentucky in the second game of the season. On October 1, against the University of Kentucky, he rose with 11 receptions for 174 yards and a touchdown. Ridley’s 11 receptions, 174 yards, and 2 touchdowns were career highs. In the remaining part of the 2016 season, he had 41 receptions for 371 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. The team again won the SEC Championship and proceeded to the College Football Playoff. However, they were beaten by Clemson in a rematch in the National Championship.

2017 season

Ridley started off strong in the 2017 season, with 7 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown in the 24-7 win against Florida State. He had 5 receptions for 171 receiving yards in the win against Mississippi State on November 11. In the 2017 season, Alabama once again made it to the College Football Playoff. He had 4 receptions for 39 yards in the Sugar Bowl in the National Semifinal. In the National Championship, Ridley had 4 receptions for 32 yards and the late game-tying touchdown to assist force overtime in the 26-23 win over Georgia. It was then revealed on January 10, 2018, that he would forego his senior year at Alabama in favor of the 2018 NFL Draft.

A photo of Calvin Ridley
A photo of Calvin Ridley

How old is Calvin Ridley?

Calvin Orin Ridley is aged 27 as of 2021, having been born on December 20. 1994, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. He shares his birthday with famous people including Kylian Mbappé, Mariano Castano, JoJo, ‎Jonah Hill, ‎Dylan Wang, ‎Bob Morley, ‎Sandra Lee, Suzuka Nakamoto, Jang Hyuk, Dick Wolf, among others.

Calvin Ridley Family

Who are Calvin Ridley’s parents?

Calvin Orin Ridley was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to his parents Colin Ridley and Kay Daniels. However, he has not revealed much information about his parents to the media and continues to keep it as part of his private life.

Does Calvin Ridley have siblings?

Ridley was born to his parents as the oldest in a family of two children. He has one younger sibling, brother Riley Ridley, who is also an NFL wide receiver.

Calvin Ridley Education

Ridley studied at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he played high school football for the Knights. Here, he played only three games in his senior year because of Florida age restriction rules, which don’t allow anyone above the age of 19 and 9 months to be eligible. In the class of 2015, he was rated as a five-star recruit and was considered the best receiver, as per 247Sports, Rivals, and ESPN. He then committed to play college football at the University of Alabama on April 19, 2014. He joined the University in 2015 and began playing, but forewent his senior year in favor of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Calvin Ridley Interests

Ridley began playing football from his early childhood, playing Pop Warner football. He played in the same league as Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, Ravens WR Marquise Brown, and Oakland Raiders cornerback Trayvon Mullen. They played in the Pompano Beach area of Florida just four miles away from the high school Ridley would later attend.

Calvin Ridley Partner

Ridley is currently in a relationship with his long-time girlfriend Dominique Fitchard. They got engaged in 2019 ad now she is his fiance and mother of his child. Fitchard is the co-owner of Hella Fly Hair Collection LLC, a hair extensions business.

Calvin Ridley Kids

Ridley and his loving and faithful wife-to-be have one child together in their long-time relationship. The couple has one adorable daughter, Cree Michelle Ridley, born on June 27, 2020.

Calvin Ridley Height

American football wide receiver, Ridley has a well-built, muscular and athletic body physique. He stands at an average height of 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and a moderate weight of 86 kg (190 lbs).

Professional career

Calvin was drafted in the first round with the 26th overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. He then signed a four-year contract worth $10.9 million featuring a $6.1 million signing bonus on July 5, 2018.

2018 season

Following a quiet NFL debut in Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Ridley had 4 receptions for 64 yards and his first NFL touchdown in a 31-24 win against the Carolina Panthers. He then registered 7 receptions for 146 yards and three touchdowns in a 43-37 overtime defeat to the New Orleans Saints in Week 3, on September 23. Ridley followed that up with four receptions for 54 yards and 2 touchdowns in the following game against the Cincinnati Bengals. He was named the Offensive Rookie of the Month for the month of September for recording 6 touchdown receptions. This was the most in the league and tied an NFL record for a rookie in his first four games.

He then broke the Falcons’ single-season receiving touchdowns by a rookie record after scoring 10 touchdowns against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Week 17. This record was formerly set in 1980 by Junior Miller. Ridley completed the season leading all rookies in both receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, and leading all rookie wide receivers in receptions. Ridley was then named to PFWA All-Rookie Team, becoming the fourth Atlanta Falcons receiver to receive this reward. He joined Shawn Collins (1989), Mike Pritchard (1991), and Julio Jones (2011).

2019 season

Ridley caught 4 passes for 64 yards and the first receiving touchdown of the season as the Falcons lost 12-28 to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1. He then caught 8 passes for 105 yards and 1 touchdown as the team won 24-20 over the Philadelphia Eagles, in Week 2. In Week 11, he completed with 8 catches for 143 receiving yards and 1 touchdown as the Falcons won 29-3 over the Carolina Panthers.

Calvin had 5 catches for 76 receiving yards and a touchdown in Week 14, in the 40-20 victory against the Carolina Panthers. He, however, suffered an abdominal injury within the game and was ruled out for the remainder of the season. Overall, he completed the season with 63 receptions for 866 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

2020 season

Calvin recorded a career-high 9 receptions for 130 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns as the Falcons were beaten 25-38 by the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1. He caught 7 passes for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns in the 40-39 defeat to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2. Ridley tied Andre Rison for the franchise record for the highest receiving touchdowns in the Falcons’ first two games of a season with 4. He posted his third consecutive 100-yard game, posting 5 receptions for 110 receiving yards in a 30-26 defeat to the Chicago Bears in Week 3. On Monday Night Football, he recorded no catches on five targets in the 30-16 loss to the Green Bay Packers in Week 4.

In the next week’s game, he went on with his early-season form, recording 8 catches for 136 yards during the 23-16 loss to the Carolina Panthers. He had 8 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown in the 20-17 defeat by the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 14. In Week 15, he recorded 10 catches for 163 yards and a touchdown in the 31-27 defeat to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Calvin then recorded 5 catches for 130 yards during the 17-14 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 16. He was named to the Associated Press’ All-Pro 2nd Team for his efforts in the 2020 season.

2021 season

The Falcons exercised the fifth-year option on his contract on May 3, 2021. This option guarantees a salary of $11.1 million for the 2022 season. Ridley revealed on October 31, on Twitter that he was moving away from football because of mental health reasons. He would complete the season with 31 receptions for 281 receiving yards and 2 receiving touchdowns.

2022 season

On March 7, 2022, the NFL announced that Calvin would be suspended indefinitely through at least the end of the 2022 season. He got suspended for betting on games in the previous season. Ridley would therefore forfeit his base salary of $11.1m for 2022.

Calvin Ridley Net Worth

American professional football wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons, Calvin has been active in the NFL from 2018 to the present. He will receive an annual salary of $11.1 million in the NFL, in 2022, despite being suspended indefinitely. Fidley has garnered an accumulative net worth of $10 million as of 2022.