Giovanni Ricci (American football)

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Giovanni Ricci
No. 45 – Carolina Panthers
Position:Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1996-10-16) October 16, 1996 (age 25)
Loveland, Ohio
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school:Loveland (Loveland, Ohio)
College:Western Michigan (2015–2019)
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Giovanni Ricci (born October 16, 1996) is an American football fullback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.

College career[]

Ricci played for the Western Michigan Broncos for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year. He finished his collegiate career with 98 catches for 1,114 yards and 11 touchdowns.[1]

Professional career[]

Ricci was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2020.[2] He was waived at the end of training camp.[3] Ricci was re-signed to the Panthers' practice squad shortly afterwards and remained there for the rest of the 2020 season.[4] He was signed to a reserve/futures contract on January 4, 2021.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Loveland Magazine (2020-04-26). "Former LHS standout Giovanni Ricci joins Panthers as Undrafted Free Agent". Loveland Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "Former WMU stars land free agent deals following NFL Draft".
  3. ^ "Giovanni Ricci: Cut by Panthers". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ "Panthers practice squad: All 16 players going into Week 1". Panthers Wire. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  5. ^ "Panthers' Giovanni Ricci: Inks future contract". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

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