Chris Conte

Chris Conte

Conte during his tenure at Cal in August 2009
No. 23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-02-23) February 23, 1989 (age 28)
Place of birth:	Los Angeles, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:	Los Angeles (CA) Loyola
College:	California
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93
Career history
Chicago Bears (2011–2014) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
PFWA All-Rookie Team (2011) First Team All-Pac-10 (2010)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Total tackles: 379 Forced fumbles: 3 Fumble recoveries: 2 Pass deflections: 32 Interceptions: 12 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Player stats at NFL.com

External video

Video of Conte's NFL Combine workouts

Christopher Michael Conte (born February 23, 1989) is an American football safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at California.

Conte attended Loyola High School, and graduated in 2007. During his time at Loyola, Conte played both safety and wide receiver. Conte was named to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep, and posted 58 tackles with 4 INTs and caught 43 passes for 614 yards and 4 touchdowns in his senior year, as well as helping his team to the CIF Division I title as a junior, collecting 38 tackles and 2 INTs.

Conte is the grandson of actor Richard Conte.

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Conte expressed interest in UCLA, but ultimately committed to California on February 7, 2007. Conte played in 50 games, with 17 starts during his four seasons at Cal, and compiled career totals of 157 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss (-13 yards), two interceptions (for no return yards), 11 pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, three kick returns for a total of 55 yards (18.3 ypr) and one blocked punt that he returned six yards for a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils. In his senior year, Conte earned first team all-Pac-10 honors.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Conte was one of the top performers in the broad jump, as he finished 4th among defensive back prospects.

Conte was selected by the Chicago Bears in the third round (93rd overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the Bears on July 29, 2011. On October 16, 2011, Conte made his first career start against the Minnesota Vikings. In week seven against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Wembley Stadium, Conte recorded his first career interception after stripping the ball from Buccaneers receiver Mike Williams at the goal line. He was placed on injured reserve on December 19 due to a foot sprain suffered in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks on December 18. Conte was eventually placed on the 2011 All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers of America. For the 2011 season, Conte played 14 games (started 9) with 23 tackles, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended.