Jimmy Morrissey

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Jimmy Morrissey
No. 67 – New York Giants
Position: Center
Personal information
Born: (1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 26)
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:303 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: La Salle College
(Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
College: Pittsburgh (2016–2020)
NFL draft: 2021  / round: 7 / pick: 230
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice squad
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played:14
Games started:4
Player stats at PFR

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 at Pittsburgh.

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Early life

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]

College career

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). [3] He was named first-team All-ACC as a redshirt junior. [4] 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. [5] [6]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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 s1.68 s3.00 s4.47 s7.39 s31.0 in
(0.79 m)		8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m)		26 reps
All values from Pro Day [7] [8] [9]

Las Vegas Raiders

Morrissey was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the seventh round, 230th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [10] He signed his four-year rookie contract with Las Vegas on May 17. [11] He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13]

Houston Texans

Morrissey was signed off the Raiders' practice squad by the Houston Texans on October 19, 2021. [14] He made his NFL debut on November 7, 2021, as the team's starting center in a 9–17 loss to the Miami Dolphins. [15]

On August 30, 2022, Morrissey was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day. [16] [17] He was promoted to the active roster on September 21. [18]

On August 29, 2023, Morrissey was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad. [19] [20] He was not signed to a reserve/future contract after the season and thus became a free agent when his practice squad contract expired. [21]

New York Giants

On January 23, 2024, Morrissey signed a reserve/future contract with the New York Giants. [22] He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad. [23] [24]

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  4. ↑ "Three Pitt Panthers Named To The All-ACC Football First Team". KDKA-TV . December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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  6. ↑ 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.
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  10. ↑ "Raiders put finishing touches on 2021 NFL Draft with Jimmy Morrissey". Raiders.com. May 2, 2021.
  11. ↑ "NFL Draft Pick Signings: 5/17/21".
  12. ↑ "Raiders finalize initial 53-man roster for 2021 season". Raiders.com. August 31, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Raiders announce practice squad additions". Raiders.com. September 1, 2021.
  14. ↑ Kubena, Brooks (October 19, 2021). "Texans sign center Jimmy Morrissey from Raiders' practice squad". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  15. ↑ "La Salle grad Morrissey gets first start for Houston Texans". The Reporter . November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
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  17. ↑ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2022.
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