Jimmy Morrissey

American football player (born 1998)

American football player

Jimmy MorrisseyNo. 67 – New York Giants

Position:| Center
Personal information
Born:|  (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 27)
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:| 305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:| La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
College:| Pittsburgh (2016–2020)
NFL draft:| 2021: 7th round, 230th pick
Career history

* Las Vegas Raiders (2021)*
* Houston Texans (2021–2023)
* New York Giants (2024–present)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status:| Active
Career highlights and awards

* Burlsworth Trophy (2020)
* First-team All-ACC (2019)
* Second-team All-ACC (2020)
* Third-team All-ACC (2018)

Career NFL statistics as of 2023
| Games played:| 14

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Games started:| 4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

James David Morrissey IV (born June 9, 1998) is an American professional football center for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.

## Early life

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Morrissey grew up in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania and attended La Salle College High School. He was named All-Philadelphia Catholic League as a junior and as a senior, when he was also named All-City by the Philadelphia Daily News.[1] Morrissey was lightly recruited coming out of high school and received no NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision offers. He chose to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh as a preferred walk-on over offers from Lehigh, Bucknell and Colgate.[2]

## Personal life

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Morrisey is married to Nicole Scola as of March 2024. She is the daughter of Michael Scola, founder of Boston Sword & Tuna. The two expect their first child in 2025.[3]

## College career

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Morrissey walked-on to Pittsburgh's football team and redshirted his true freshman season. He was named the Panthers' starting center and awarded a scholarship going into his redshirt freshman season and started all 12 of the team's games.[1] Morrissey started the first 11 games of his redshirt sophomore season before suffering a season-ending injury and was named third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[4] He was named first-team All-ACC as a redshirt junior.[5] As a redshirt senior, Morrissey started all 11 of Pittsburgh's games, including one at right guard after an injuries to that position, and was named second-team All-ACC and was awarded the Burlsworth Trophy as the best player in Division I football who began his college career as a walk-on.[6][7]

## Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables  Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press

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6 ft 3+1⁄4 in
(1.91 m)  | 303 lb
(137 kg)  | 32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)  | 10 in
(0.25 m) | 5.29 s | 1.68 s | 3.00 s | 4.47 s | 7.39 s | 31.0 in
(0.79 m) | 8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m) | 26 reps
All values from Pro Day[8][9][10]

### Las Vegas Raiders

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Morrissey was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round, 230th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.[11] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas on May 17.[12] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[13][14]

### Houston Texans

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Morrissey was signed off the Raiders' practice squad by the Houston Texans on October 19, 2021.[15] He made his NFL debut on November 7, 2021, as the team's starting center in a 9–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins.[16]

On August 30, 2022, Morrissey was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[17][18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21.[19]

On August 29, 2023, Morrissey was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad.[20][21] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired.[22]

### New York Giants

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On January 23, 2024, Morrissey signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants.[23] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 6, 2025.[26]

## References

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1. ^ a b Juliano, Joe (September 7, 2017). "Jimmy Morrissey starting at center for Pitt, and no longer a walk-on". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
2. ^ DiPoala, Jerry (August 29, 2017). "Father knows best: Former walk-on center Jimmy Morrissey earns scholarship". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
3. ^ https://www.theknot.com/us/nicole-scola-and-jimmy-morrissey-mar-2024
4. ^ Gorman, Kevin (August 25, 2019). "Center Jimmy Morrissey might be Pitt's most pivotal player". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
5. ^ "Three Pitt Panthers Named To The All-ACC Football First Team". KDKA-TV. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
6. ^ McGonigal, John (December 14, 2020). "Pitt captain Jimmy Morrissey reflects on collegiate career after declaring for 2021 NFL draft". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
7. ^ McGonigal, John (January 4, 2021). "Pitt's Jimmy Morrissey wins Burlsworth Trophy as college football's top former walk-on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
8. ^ "Jimmy Morrissey Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
9. ^ "Jimmy Morrissey, Pittsburgh, C, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
10. ^ "Jimmy Morrissey 2021 NFL Draft Profile". insider.espn.com. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
11. ^ "Raiders put finishing touches on 2021 NFL Draft with Jimmy Morrissey". Raiders.com. May 2, 2021.
12. ^ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/17/21".
13. ^ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". Raiders.com. August 31, 2021.
14. ^ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2021.
15. ^ Kubena, Brooks (October 19, 2021). "Texans sign center Jimmy Morrissey from Raiders' practice squad". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
16. ^ "La Salle grad Morrissey gets first start for Houston Texans". The Reporter. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
17. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.
18. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2022.
19. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (9-21-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. September 21, 2022.
20. ^ "Texans announce initial 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. August 29, 2023.
21. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2023.
22. ^ Thompson, Cole (January 22, 2024). "Texans Sign 12 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Sports Illustrated.
23. ^ Valentine, Ed (January 23, 2024). "Roster moves: Giants sign two players to reserve/futures contracts". Big Blue View. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
24. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2024". Giants.com.
25. ^ Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants sign 15 players to practice squad". Giants.com.
26. ^ Eisen, Michael (January 6, 2025). "Giants sign 5 players to reserve/future contracts". Giants.com.

## External links

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