1. Mychal Rivera played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
26 Facts About Mychal Rivera
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Mychal Rivera is of Puerto Rican, African American, and German descent.
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Mychal Rivera was rated a 3-star prospect, and ranked the 39th overall tight end by Rivals.
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In January 2010, Mychal Rivera committed to the Tennessee Volunteers, having been drawn to the school by the emphasis on tight ends in the offensive scheme of newly hired head coach Derek Dooley.
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Mychal Rivera played in all 13 games in the 2010 season, collecting 11 catches for 112 yards.
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Mychal Rivera's season-best was 3 catches for 29 yards against Memphis.
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Mychal Rivera started all 12 games for the Volunteers in 2011.
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Mychal Rivera caught 29 passes for 344 yards and a touchdown, placing third among SEC tight ends in both receptions and receiving yards.
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Mychal Rivera caught 5 passes for 85 yards against Georgia.
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Mychal Rivera caught 36 passes for 562 yards and 5 touchdowns, breaking the single-season team record set by Jason Witten for most receiving yards by a tight end, and joining Reggie Harper as one of two Tennessee Volunteers tight ends with more than 1,000 career receiving yards.
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Mychal Rivera caught 4 passes for 47 yards and a touchdown against Florida.
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Mychal Rivera caught 3 passes for 82 yards against Georgia, including a career-long 62-yard reception.
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Mychal Rivera was the second tight end drafted by the Raiders in 2013, behind Nick Kasa who was selected in the sixth round.
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Mychal Rivera began his rookie season as the backup tight end behind Jeron Mastrud and caught two passes for 26-yards in a season opening loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
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Mychal Rivera suffered a concussion following a helmet-to-helmet hit by Michael Griffin in the Raiders' loss to the Tennessee Titans on November 24,2013.
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Mychal Rivera finished his first season with 38 catches for 407 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns while starting 3 games and appearing in all 16 regular season contests.
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Mychal Rivera began his second season as the starting tight end but shared the role throughout the year with David Ausberry.
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On November 2,2014, Mychal Rivera finished a loss to the Seattle Seahawks with a career-high 8 receptions for 38 receiving yards and caught his first two touchdown passes of the season from rookie quarterback Derek Carr.
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On December 7,2014, Mychal Rivera caught 7 passes for a career-high 109 receiving yards and a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers.
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Mychal Rivera finished his second season with 58 catches, 534 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns in 10 starts and 16 regular season games.
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Mychal Rivera finished the 2016 season with 18 receptions for 192 yards and one touchdown in 13 games and two starts.
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On March 22,2017, Mychal Rivera signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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On September 1,2017, Mychal Rivera was placed on injured reserve with a hand injury.
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On February 20,2018, the Jaguars declined the option on Mychal Rivera's contract, making him a free agent.
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Mychal Rivera is of Puerto Rican, African American, and German descent.
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Mychal Rivera's parents are Yolanda Rivera, a former model, and George Rivera.