Ricardo Louis

Louis attended the NFL Scouting Combine in February 2016. His performance there—an broad jump (best among all attending wide receivers), a 40-yard dash of 4.43 seconds, and a vertical jump of —won him widespread attention, and significantly boosted his chances in the coming draft.

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns selected Louis in the fourth round, 114th overall, in the 2016 NFL draft. Louis incurred a hamstring injury during practice on August 13, keeping him out of the rest of the preseason. In 2018, Louis changed his number from #80 to #15, to make way for Jarvis Landry, who was traded previously from the Miami Dolphins. The Browns announced on July 25, 2018 that Louis would miss the entire 2018 season with a neck injury. Louis was waived by the Browns on April 1, 2019.

Miami Dolphins On April 8, 2019, Louis signed with the Dolphins. On May 16, the Dolphins placed Louis on injured reserve, ending his 2019 season.

On February 4, 2020, Louis was re-signed to a one-year, $660,000 contract. The Dolphins released him on July 25. Louis was re-signed by the Dolphins on August 8. However, he was released by the team once more on September 1.

Saskatchewan Roughriders Louis signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on June 21, 2021. He played in nine games, all starts, for the Roughriders in 2021 as both a wide receiver and slotback, catching 18 passes for 213 yards and two touchdowns. Louis was released by Saskatchewan on May 9, 2022.