Richie James is a rising American football player. He is currently playing in the National Football League for the San Francisco 49ers. James plays as a wide receiver and a return specialist. The 49ers drafted him in the seventh round overall 240th pick in the 2018 NFL draft.
Richie James was born Richard Rhondel" Richie" James Jr. on September 5, 1995, in Sarasota, Florida. He is yet to share a word about his parents with the media. James graduated from Riverview High School and enrolled at the University of Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Talking about his physical appearance, Richie stands five feet and ten inches tall and weighs 84 kg.
Richie started playing football at an early age. James was part of his High School football team. The multi-talented athlete also participated and lettered in track, winning multiple state titles. Initially, Richie committed to play for the Georgia Southern Eagles but later played for Middle Tennessee. He redshirted his freshman year and played in all 13 of Middle Tennessee's games, catching 108 passes for 1,346 yards and eight touchdowns.
James was named to the 2016 C-USA All-Conference First Team in his sophomore year. For his junior year, Richie could not finish the season after breaking his collarbone against Marshall. Although He was out of the games due to injury, Richie became Middle Tennessee's career leader in receiving yards (3,261) and receiving touchdowns (23). The football player decided to forgo his senior year and list for the 2018 NFL draft.
The San Francisco 49ers drafted him in the seventh round with the 240th overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Richie played in thirteen games in his rookie year and finished the year with 655 return yards and a touchdown, along with nine receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown. The following season, James played in sixteen games and averaged 27.5 receiving points. Last season, Richie played in eleven games with 17.1 points receiving average.
Richie is an active social media user. Following his timeline, we can confirm that James is involved in a romantic relationship with Clara Critchy. The love birds have been together for some time. They opened about their relationship just a few months back on their social media handle.
Richie is dating his girlfriend Clara for sometime SOURCE: Instagram@senseipunk Both of them are active social media users and keeps sharing numerous photos on their timelines.
Richie has an estimated net worth of more than $2 Million. James signed a four-year contract worth $2,536,571 with the 49ers in 2018. He had a base salary of $480,000 and increased by $100,000 annually. The American football player received $76,571 as his signing bonus.
Richie is very much early in his career. He will be adding much more to his net worth. James currently plays with the 49ers along with Brandon Aiyuk and Trey Sermon.
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