# Chris Pizzotti

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American football player (born 1986)

Chris Pizzotti Pizzotti at a June 2009 Jets mini-camp No. 19 Position Quarterback Personal information Born (1986-06-29) June 29, 1986 (age 40) Reading, Massachusetts, US Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Listed weight 225 lb (102 kg) Career information High school Reading Memorial College Harvard NFL draft 2009: undrafted Career history New York Jets (2009)* Green Bay Packers (2009–2010)* * Offseason and/or practice squad member only Awards and highlights 2× First-team All-Ivy League (2007–2008)

**Chris Pizzotti** (born June 29, 1986) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [quarterback](/source/Quarterback) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Harvard Crimson](/source/Harvard_Crimson_football) and was signed by the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/Undrafted_free_agent) in 2009. Pizzotti was also a member of the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers).

## Early life

Pizzotti attended [Reading Memorial High School](/source/Reading_Memorial_High_School) in [Reading, Massachusetts](/source/Reading%2C_Massachusetts).

## College career

Pizzotti attended [Harvard University](/source/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](/source/2009_NFL_draft), Pizzotti was signed by the New York Jets as an [undrafted free agent](/source/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](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) [practice squad](/source/Practice_squad) after the team lost former practice squad quarterback [Mike Reilly](/source/Mike_Reilly_(quarterback))[3] after Reilly was signed to the [St. Louis Rams](/source/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](/source/Graham_Harrell).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Chris Pizzotti signs on with the Jets - BostonHerald.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090430101456/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/other_nfl/view/2009_04_27_Chris_Pizzotti_signs_on_with_the_Jets). Archived from [the original](http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/other_nfl/view/2009_04_27_Chris_Pizzotti_signs_on_with_the_Jets/) on April 30, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jets Re-sign QB Chris Pizzotti : New York Jets Transactions"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090826234153/http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/3169-jets-re-sign-qb-chris-pizzotti). Archived from [the original](http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/3169-jets-re-sign-qb-chris-pizzotti) on August 26, 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Packers Sign LB Francois, QB Pizzotti To Practice Squad"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100103064810/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2009/12/09/1/). Archived from [the original](http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2009/12/09/1/) on January 3, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Packers lose Reilly, sign 2 to practice squad"](http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/ic/blogs/insider/2009/12/packers-lose-reilly-sign-2-to-practice.html).{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Packers Sign QB Harrell; Release QB Pizzotti"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100523020525/http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2010/05/20/1/). Archived from [the original](http://www.packers.com/news/releases/2010/05/20/1/) on May 23, 2010.

## Further reading

- Nesbitt, Andy (August 21, 2003). ["All football, all the time"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69874021/the-boston-globe/). *[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)*. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

- Nesbitt, Andy (May 16, 2004). ["Reading's Pizzotti holds his own in talented band of brothers"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69873917/the-boston-globe/). *The Boston Globe*. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

- Benbow, Julian (August 31, 2006). ["Pizzotti steps into new role in stride"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69873659/the-boston-globe/). *The Boston Globe*. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

- Holmes, Baxter (August 28, 2008). ["Extra credit applied"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69873743/the-boston-globe/). *The Boston Globe*. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

- Heyman, Brian (May 4, 2009). ["As Jets Focus on Sanchez, Harvard's Pizzotti Hopes for Second Look"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/sports/football/04jets.html). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

- Sweeney, Dan (August 8, 2009). ["Pizzotti scrambling to earn backup job"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69873821/the-ithaca-journal/). *[The Ithaca Journal](/source/The_Ithaca_Journal)*. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

## External links

- [New York Jets bio](https://web.archive.org/web/20090829235444/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/player/1460-chris-pizzotti)

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