Position: | Safety |
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Date of birth: | June 22, 1989 |
Place of birth: | Lake Forest, Illinois |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Mundelein (IL) Carmel Catholic |
College: | Notre Dame |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
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Chris Salvi (born June 22, 1989) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Butler and Notre Dame.
Salvi grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is one of five boys in the family. He attended Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein, Illinois, where he was a two-year starter and two-year letterman. He started at cornerback his junior year and at safety his senior year. The team advanced to the Illinois 7A state semifinals and finished with a 10-3 record his senior year in 2007 as Salvi recorded 107 tackles, 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered, 1 sack and 1 touchdown on a blocked punt. He was named to both the Lake County All-Area team and the All-East Suburban Catholic Conference team as a senior. He was also a team captain at Carmel Catholic.
He graduated from Carmel Catholic in 2008. He did not receive any FBS scholarship offers out of high school.
Salvi played in 11 games for the Butler Bulldogs of Butler University in 2008 and accumulated four tackles. He played safety at Butler.
He then transferred to the University of Notre Dame, where he was a member of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team from 2009 to 2012. Salvi joined Notre Dame as a walk-on but earned a scholarship his final season in 2012. He was a safety at Notre Dame and primarily played special teams.