Playing career Bentley's first three years in professional football were spent with the
Michigan Panthers and
Oakland Invaders of the
United States Football League (USFL). He later joined the
Buffalo Bills, and played six seasons with the team, including their first two
Super Bowl years in the 1990s. Bentley's career ended with the
Cincinnati Bengals in
1992, in which he set the team's franchise record for the longest fumble return touchdown (75 yards).
Broadcasting career Bentley worked as part of the
NFL on Fox broadcast team for five years from 1997 to 2001, doing both
color commentary and
play-by-play. and held that position for two years before resigning. From 2003 to 2006, Bentley was a color commentator alongside play-by-play man
Bob Papa on
NBC's Arena Football League coverage, In 2007, Bentley returned to the Buffalo Bills as a play-by-play announcer for their preseason television games, a role he served in until 2014. He is also an advisory member for the revival of the
USFL. From 2009 to 2016 Bentley was a radio personality on 107.3 in Grand Rapids MI. In 2012 he was the linebacker coach for the Grandville Bulldogs. Ray is currently a defensive coordinator for the high school team Byron Center Bulldogs.
Author Bentley is the author of a series of children's books about the character of Darby the Dinosaur. ==References==