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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.

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. 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.

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. 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). He was named first-team All-ACC as a redshirt junior. 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.

Professional career

Las Vegas Raiders

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

Houston Texans

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

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

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

New York Giants

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

References

1. ^ 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. Gorman, Kevin (August 25, 2019). "Center Jimmy Morrissey might be Pitt's most pivotal player". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. 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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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.
16. "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.
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19. "Texans announce initial 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. August 29, 2023.
20. "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2023)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2023.
21. Thompson, Cole (January 22, 2024). "Texans Sign 12 Players To Reserve/Future Contracts". Sports Illustrated.
22. Valentine, Ed (January 23, 2024). "Roster moves: Giants sign two players to reserve/futures contracts". Big Blue View. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
23. Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants announce initial 53-man roster for 2024". Giants.com.
24. Eisen, Michael (August 28, 2024). "Giants sign 15 players to practice squad". Giants.com.

External links

• New York Giants bio
• Pittsburgh Panthers bio

• 1998 births
• Living people
• American football centers
• Pittsburgh Panthers football players
• Players of American football from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
• Las Vegas Raiders players
• Houston Texans players
• New York Giants players