Chris Salvi

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Chris Salvi
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-22) June 22, 1989 (age 34)
Lake Forest, Illinois
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Mundelein (IL) Carmel Catholic
College: Butler (2008)
Notre Dame (2009–2012)
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
As a player:
  • Torino Giaguari (2014, 2016)
As a coach:

Chris Salvi (born June 22, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Butler and Notre Dame.

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Early years

Salvi grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is one of five boys in the family. [1] [2] [3] He attended Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois, where he was a two-year starter and two-year letterman. [4] [5] [6] He started at cornerback his junior year and at safety his senior year. [4] [7] [8] The team advanced to the Illinois 7A state semifinals and finished with a 10–3 record his senior year in 2007 as Salvi recorded 107 tackles, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered, 1 sack and 1 touchdown on a blocked punt. [7] [5] He was named to both the Lake County All-Area team and the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference team as a senior. [7] [5] [9] He was also a team captain at Carmel Catholic. [5] [7]

He graduated from Carmel Catholic in 2008. [10] [4] [11] He did not receive any FBS scholarship offers out of high school. [12]

College career

Salvi played in 11 games for the Butler Bulldogs of Butler University in 2008 and accumulated four tackles. [5] He played safety at Butler. [13] [14]

He then transferred to the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2009 to 2012. [5] Salvi joined Notre Dame as a walk-on but earned a scholarship his final season in 2012. [15] [2] He was a safety at Notre Dame and primarily played special teams. [16] [5] [2]

He had to sit out the 2009 season due to NCAA transfer rules. [2] [5] [17] He appeared in nine games in 2010 and recorded two total tackles. He played in 13 games in 2011 and made 10 total tackles. [5] During the 2011 Michigan State game, he made a block that took out two opposing players and helped teammate George Atkinson return a kickoff for a touchdown. [2] [15] [12] He was named a co-captain for the game against Navy on October 29, 2011. [14] [5] Salvi played in 13 games during the 2012 season and recorded six total tackles, including an assisted tackle in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2013. [5] On November 13, 2012, he was named one of 50 nominees for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is given to the "most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on." [18] His brother, Will, was also on the Irish football team in 2012. They were one of four sets of brothers on the team that year. [5] Salvi participated in the annual Notre Dame Bengal Bouts charity tournament in 2012 and won the 188-pound division. [14] [19]

Salvi played in 35 career games for the Irish and recorded 18 total tackles. [5] He graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in political science. [20]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		185 lb
(84 kg)		4.73 s1.68 s2.65 s4.25 s6.92 s30 in
(0.76 m)		8 ft 7 in
(2.62 m)		17 reps
All values from Notre Dame Pro Day [21]

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL Draft, Salvi attended rookie minicamp with the Chicago Bears in May 2013 but was not signed. [3] [22] [23] He played for the Torino Giaguari of the Italian Football League first division in 2014. [24] [25] [26] He did not play in 2015 as he had accepted a job offer. [24] [27] [25] However, he later left the job and became an assistant coach at the University of Chicago. [27] [20] He returned to play for the Giaguari in 2016. [27] [25] [24] He played safety during his time with the Giaguari. [26] [27]

Coaching career

Salvi was specials teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois in 2013. [20] He was defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at St. Ignatius in 2014. [20] [28] He was an offensive and special teams assistant for the Chicago Maroons of the University of Chicago in 2015. [20] [29] He became a defensive graduate assistant for the Connecticut Huskies of the University of Connecticut in 2016. [25] [30]

Personal life

Salvi's father, Patrick, is a lawyer. [1] His uncle, Al, is an attorney. [31] His brother, Will, was also on the Irish football team in 2012. [5] [32] Salvi grew up a Notre Dame fan. [33] [32] [34]

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