Ricardo Quantaye Lockette was born on 21 May 1986, in Albany, Georgia USA, and is a retired professional American Football player, best known for playing as a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks; he also played college football at Fort Valley State University. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Ricardo Lockette? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $12.6 million, mostly earned through a successful career in professional football. He ended his football career due to injury, and for personal reasons. As he continues other endeavors, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.
Ricardo Lockette Net Worth $12.6 million
Ricardo attended Fort Valley State University, and during his time there played for the school’s football team, and was also part of the track and field team, competing in the NCAA Division II 200-meter dash, which he won in 2008, setting a personal record. He joined the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, and was the third fastest in the 40-yard dash.
After the end of the 2011 NFL lockout, Ricardo was undrafted, so signed by the Seattle Seahawks; he was released and then re-signed to join the team’s practice squad, and later in the year he was promoted to be part of the active roster. He started making critical plays during the start of his career, however, he was cut during the 2012 preseason. He became part of the practice squad once again, but was eventually released. Later in 2012, he was signed to the practice squad of the San Francisco 49ers, however, he was again released. In 2013 he signed with the Chicago Bears practice squad, but was waived after a month. He wasn’t noticed much early in his career, because despite his speed, he wasn’t considered a deep threat. He was initially considered inconsistent by teams.
Things would change when he returned for a second stint with the Seahawks. He became a special teams player, and would help Seattle win Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014. He continued to perform well including in Super Bowl XLIX, however the team would lose against the New England Patriots. In 2015, it Ricardo would become an unrestricted free agent again, but was eventually re-signed by Seattle. His net worth was increasing at this point. Later in the year he suffered a concussion, and afterwards it was discovered that he had a season ending injury due to neck ligament damage. In 2016, he then announced his retirement citing the injury as half the reason. He still continues to support the team as seen in social media.
For his personal life, not much is known about Lockette’s personal endeavors, which he keeps private such that there aren’t even any rumours concerning realtionships. He does have social media accounts that are active including a Twitter account with around 67,000 followers, and an Instagram account that has over 262,000 followers. They are updated almost every week.
