Dameon Reilly

Dameon Reilly (born May 10, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Rhode Island Rams.

Early life Reilly was born and grew up in The Bronx, New York and attended Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in Long Island City, Queens. Reilly did not play high school football and only played the game in sandlots until college. He was named first-team All-Yankee Conference in each of his three seasons with the Rams and set a conference record with 38 touchdown receptions along with 165 catches and 2,698 receiving yards.

Professional career Reilly was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 1986. He spent the 1986 season on injured reserve and was cut during training camp the following season. Reilly was signed by the Miami Dolphins in October 1987 as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL players strike, catching five passes for 70 yards in three games before being released after the strike ended. Reilly played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League in 1988.