Jimmy Morrissey
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| No. 65 – Indianapolis Colts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Center | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | June 9, 1998 Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 305 lb (138 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | La Salle College (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania) | ||||||
| College | Pittsburgh (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 7th round, 230th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||
| |||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
| |||||||
James David Morrissey IV (born June 9, 1998) is an American professional football center for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
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
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
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]