Jason Capizzi

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Jason Capizzi
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1983-06-19) June 19, 1983 (age 41)
Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight:315 lb (143 kg)
Career information
College: Pittsburgh (2002)
IUP (2003–2006)
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards

Jason Capizzi (born June 19, 1983) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2007. Capizzi won Super Bowl XLIII with the Steelers. He played college football at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

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Capizzi was also a member of the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, and Carolina Panthers of the NFL, and the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League (UFL).

Early life

Jason Capizzi was born on June 19, 1983, in Gibsonia, Pennsylvania. [1] He played high school football at Pine-Richland High School in Gibsonia, where he was a three-year starter at offensive tackle and also a starter at defensive tackle his senior year. [2] He earned Pittsburgh Post-Gazette all-area, first-team All-Greater Allegheny Conference, and PrepStar All-East Region honors as a senior. [2] He was also named one of the top 100 offensive line prospects in the country by Rivals100.com. [2]

College career

Capizzi joined the Pittsburgh Panthers of the University of Pittsburgh in 2002 and sat out the season as a redshirt. [2]

In 2003, he transferred to the Indiana University of Pennsylvania to play for the IUP Indians. [2] He had to sit out the 2003 season due to NCAA transfer rules. [2] He started all 10 games at tackle in 2004, garnering second-team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West and D2Football.com second-team All-Northeast Region recognition. [2] Capizzi started all 10 games at tackle for the second consecutive year in 2005 and was named second-team All-PSAC West once again. [2] He started 10 games again his senior year in 2006, earning American Football Coaches Association and Daktronics Division II first team All-American, Associated Press second-team Little All-America, and first-team All-PSAC West accolades. [2]

Capizzzi only gave up one sack in 30 total games during his college career. [2] He majored in criminology at IUP. [2]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2007 NFL draft, Capizzi signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on May 7, 2007. [3] He was waived on September 1, 2007. [3]

Capizzi was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets on September 12, 2007, and was waived five days later on September 17. [3]

He was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on September 26, 2007. [3] He was waived on October 2 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day before being waived again on October 4. [3]

Capizzi was signed to the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad on November 8, 2007. [3] He became a free agent after the season. [3]

Capizzi signed with the Steelers on January 2, 2008. [3] During the Steelers' 2008 training camp, he stress fractured his left foot. He was subsequently placed on season-ending injured reserve. [4] He was waived with an injury settlement on August 4. [5] [3]

Capizzi was signed to the practice squad of the St. Louis Rams on October 28, 2008. [3]

The Steelers signed Capizzi to their active roster off the Rams' practice squad on December 23, 2008 after offensive tackle Marvel Smith was placed on injured reserve. [3] [6] Capizzi was on the team's active roster when they won Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009, but did not play in a regular season or postseason game that year. He was released by the Steelers on September 5, 2009. [3]

Capizzi started all six games for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League (UFL) during the 2009 UFL season. [1] On November 27, 2009, the Locomotives won the 2009 UFL championship game against the Florida Tuskers by a score of 20–17. [7]

Capizzi was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 15, 2009. [3] He re-signed with the Browns on January 4, 2010 but was later released on June 17, 2010. [3]

He signed with the Carolina Panthers on August 9, 2010, and was released on August 25, 2010. [3]

Capizzi played in all eight games, no starts, for the Locomotives during the 2010 UFL season. [1] On November 27, 2010, the Locomotives won the 2010 UFL championship game against the Tuskers by a score of 23–20. [8] He was also a member of the Locomotives in 2011 but did not appear in any games. [9]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Pittsburgh Steelers Capizzi Profile" steelers.com Archived January 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine August 10, 2010
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  4. ↑ Bouchette, Ed (August 1, 2008). "Capizzi needs surgery". Steelers Notebook: Drummond joins team, gets shot as return man. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved August 1, 2008.
  5. ↑ http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+North/Pittsburgh/Transactions/2008/transaug.htm [ dead link ]
  6. ↑ Bouchette, Ed (December 24, 2008). "Steelers Notebook: Marvel Smith is placed on injured-reserve list". post-gazette.com/. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2009 Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL)". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2010 Las Vegas Locomotives (UFL)". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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