Ronald Talley

Talley was born on February 21, 1986, in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit, and attended Renaissance High School, where he played high school football. During his junior year in 2002, he recorded 122 tackles. He was named to the Detroit Free Press Division 4 All-State team and the All–Detroit first team as a senior in 2003. During that season, he recorded 80 tackles and five sacks. Heading into college, he was recruited by the University of Notre Dame, University of Iowa, University of Louisville, Michigan State University, University of Minnesota, and University of Southern California. After receiving scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Iowa, Louisville, and Michigan State, he opted to sign-on to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team. ==College career==

Notre Dame As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2004, Talley was redshirted. However, in 2005, he played in 11 games for the Fighting Irish, starting five games. His first career start for Notre Dame came against Brigham Young, where he recorded seven tackles and one sack. He tallied 23 tackles, one sack, one fumble recovery, and two pass deflections. In the 2006 Fiesta Bowl against Ohio State, he recorded three tackles, a fumble recovery, and a pass deflection. In those games, he recorded 11 tackles. His departure was reportedly mutually agreed upon by the coaching staff, Delaware On December 19, 2006, he announced his intention to transfer to the University of Delaware. ==Professional career==

Green Bay Packers After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL draft, Talley signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2009. He played in every pre-season game for the Packers that season, recording five tackles, before being waived during final cuts, only to be re-signed to the practice squad. He spent the whole season with the Packers' practice squad. After his practice squad contract expired at season's end, he signed a reserve/future contract with Green Bay. He was waived during final cuts again in 2010, for the second straight season. However, he was waived on September 5, to make room for the recently signed Chester Taylor. However, after clearing waivers, he was signed to their practice squad, only to be promoted to the active roster on September 20. Following the 2011 season, he became an exclusive-rights free agent, but was re-signed on April 16, 2012. Tampa Bay Buccaneers On June 13, 2014, he signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. New York Jets Talley was signed by the New York Jets on March 4, 2015. He was released on September 5, 2015. ==Coaching career==

From 2022 to 2023, Talley was the defensive line coach for Brother Rice High School in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. In 2024, he was hired in the same position by Lawrence Tech under first-year head coach Scott Merchant. ==References==