Mychal Rivera is an American football tight end. He is the brother of American actress Naya Rivera.
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Wiki/Biography
Mychal Rashawn Rivera was born on Saturday, September 8, 1990 (age 30 years; as in 2020) in Los Angeles, California. His zodiac sign is Virgo.
Childhood photo of Mychal Rivera with his family
He received his schooling from Birmingham Community Charter High School, Los Angeles, where he played football and caught 21 passes for 210 yards and 3 touchdowns as a senior in 2007 and helped lead his team to the West Valley League championship. of. He was rated a 3-star prospect and was ranked the 39th tight end overall by Rivals.com for the 2007 class. He majored in communication studies.
Physical Appearance
Height: 6′ 3”
Weight: 111 kg
Eye colour: dark brown
Hair Color: Black
Family and ethnicity
parents and siblings
He is of Puerto Rican, African American, and German descent. He was born to Jorge (actor) and Yolanda Rivera (former model).
Mychal Rivera’s father
mychal rivera’s mother
She has two sisters – Naya Rivera, an American actress and singer, and Nikayla Rivera, a model.
Mychal Rivera’s sisters
wife and children
He married Sierra Rivera in 2015; The couple has a son named Ricky Rivera.
Michael Rivera with his wife
college career
Initially, he signed for the Oregon Ducks program for the 2008 season. He requested and received a release from his scholarship after being placed on the offensive line by Ducks coach Chip Kelly. For the 2009 season, he played for College of the Canyons and caught 32 passes for 316 yards and 3 touchdowns. In January 2010, Rivera began playing for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Mychal Rivera playing for the Tennessee Volunteers
In the 2010 season, he played in all thirteen games and had 11 catches for 112 yards. His season-best was 3 catches for 29 yards against Memphis. He was named to the Pre-Season All-SEC Third Team before the 2012 season. He broke the single-season team record set by Jason Witten for ‘most receiving yards by a tight end’ by catching 36 passes for 562 yards and 5 touchdowns and joined Reggie Harper as the two Tennessee Volunteers with over 1,000 career receiving yards. Joined as one of the. yard. After the season, he was named All-SEC by both CBS Sports and the SEC Coaches and All-SEC Second Team by the Associated Press.
professional career
Jersey Number: 81
oakland raiders
In 2013, he was selected by the Oakland Raiders as the eleventh tight end in the sixth round (184th overall) of the NFL Draft. In 2013, he began his rookie season as the backup tight end behind Jaron Mastrud and caught two passes for 26-yards in a season-opening loss to the Indianapolis Colts. On September 29, 2013, he caught his first career touchdown on an 18-yard pass from Matt Flynn. The following week, he made his first career start against the San Diego Chargers and caught a pass for 5-yards. Rivera suffered a concussion due to a helmet-to-helmet collision with Michael Griffin during the Raiders’ loss to the Tennessee Titans on November 24, 2013. On November 2, 2014, he finished with a career-high 8 receptions for 38 receiving yards in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks and caught his first two touchdown passes of the season from rookie quarterback Derek Carr. The following week against the Denver Broncos, he caught 6 passes for 64-yards and a touchdown during the Raiders’ 17–41 loss. On December 7, 2014, Rivera caught 7 passes for a career-high 109 receiving yards and a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers.
Mychal Rivera as a member of the Oakland Raiders
After a career season in 2014, he was considered the starting tight end in the 2015 season, but head coach Jack Del Rio brought in free agent Lee Smith and drafted Clive Walford in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft. Although he started the season as Smith’s backup they ultimately lost out to emerging Walford. On November 15, 2015, he had one of his best games of the season when he caught a season-high six passes for 46 receiving yards during a 14–30 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. During the Week 14 victory over the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos, he caught 3 passes for a season-high 49 receiving yards as well as his only touchdown of the season. In 2016, after Walford emerged as the starting tight end going into the 2016 season, the Oakland Raiders were reportedly looking to trade Rivera. After not being able to find a trade partner, the Raiders opted to keep him for at least the final year of his rookie contract. With Walford planning a tight end to the start of the season, Rivera did not record a catch until the Week 4 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens and finished the win with only one catch for one yard. On October 30, 2016, he had his best game of the season, making 3 receptions for 36 receiving yards and catching his first touchdown of the season from Derek Carr.
jacksonville jaguars
On March 22, 2017, Rivera signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. After joining the Jaguars, he was reunited with former high school and college teammate Malik Jackson. On September 1, 2017, Rivera was placed on injured reserve due to an arm injury. On February 20, 2018, his contract options were declined by the Jaguars and he became a free agent.
Michael Rivera playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Facts/General Knowledge
- In 2012, he was named first-team All-SEC.
- He has tattoos on his shoulders, chest and arms.
mychal rivera’s tattoos
- On July 8, 2020, his sister, Naya Rivera, was declared missing after her son, Josey, was found alone on a rented boat on Lake Piru. After a few days, Mychal and other members of his family joined the search party at the lake. On July 13, Naya’s body was found floating on the lake and she was declared dead.
Michael Rivera and his father at Lake Piru
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