Giovanni Ricci
American football player
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| Intro | American football player | ||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||
| is | American football player | ||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||
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| Birth | 16 October 1996 | ||||
| Age | 28 years | ||||
| Star sign | Libra | ||||
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Biography
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 at Western Michigan.
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.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 234 lb (106 kg) | 31+3⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | |||||||||
| All values from Pro Day | ||||||||||||
Ricci was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2020. He was waived at the end of training camp. Ricci was re-signed to the Panthers' practice squad shortly afterwards and remained there for the rest of the 2020 season. He was signed to a reserve/futures contract on January 4, 2021.
On October 24, 2023, Ricci was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.