Chris Pizzotti

Chris Pizzotti (born June 29, 1986) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Harvard.

Chris Pizzotti
Pizzotti at a June 2009 Jets mini-camp
No. 19
Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1986-06-29) June 29, 1986
Reading, Massachusetts
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College:Harvard
Undrafted:2009
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Pizzotti was also a member of the Green Bay Packers.

Early years

Pizzotti attended Reading Memorial High School in Reading, Massachusetts.

College career

Pizzotti attended Harvard University where he majored in Economics. He was selected First-team All-Ivy League in 2007 and 2008.

Professional career

New York Jets

After going undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft, Pizzotti was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009.[1] He was waived on August 15, 2009. He was re-signed on August 21,[2] only to be waived again on August 30.

Green Bay Packers

On December 9, 2009, Pizzotti was signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad after the team lost former practice squad quarterback Mike Reilly[3] after Reilly was signed to the St. Louis Rams active roster.[4] On January 11, 2010, Pizzotti was signed to reserve/future contract.

On May 20, 2010, the Packers released Pizzotti and signed Graham Harrell.[5]

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References
  1. http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/other_nfl/view/2009_04_27_Chris_Pizzotti_signs_on_with_the_Jets/
  2. Jets Re-sign QB Chris Pizzotti : New York Jets Transactions Archived August 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Packers Sign LB Francois, QB Pizzotti To Practice Squad Archived January 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Packers lose Reilly, sign 2 to practice squad
  5. Packers Sign QB Harrell; Release QB Pizzotti Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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