Ray Bentley

Ray Russell Bentley (born November 25, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former American football player and current football analyst for ESPN and ESPNU.

Ray Bentley

Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1960-11-25) November 25, 1960 Grand Rapids, Michigan
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College:	Central Michigan
Undrafted:	1983
Career history
As player:
Michigan Panthers (1983–1984) Oakland Invaders (1985) Buffalo Bills (1986–1991) Cincinnati Bengals (1992)
As coach:
Buffalo Destroyers (2000–2002) Head coach
As executive:
Buffalo Destroyers (2000–2002) General manager
Career highlights and awards
Vern Smith Leadership Award (1982) MAC Defensive Player of the Year (1982)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Head coaching record
Regular season:	17–21–0 (.447)
Postseason:	0–2–0 (.000)
Career:	17–23–0 (.425)

Playing career

Bentley's first three years in professional football were with the Michigan Panthers and Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League.

He later joined the Buffalo Bills. He played six seasons with the team. He was in their first two Super Bowl years in the 1990s. Bentley's career ended with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992.

Broadcasting career

His broadcasting career includes:

• NFL on Fox color commentator/play-by-play
• AFL on NBC color commentator
• AFL on ESPN color commentator
• College Football on ESPN and ESPNU color commentator
• Buffalo Bills preseason play-by-play with Steve Tasker