Chris Salvi

Chris Salvi (born June 22, 1989) is an American former football safety. He played college football at Butler and Notre Dame, and professionally in the Italian Football League (IFL).

Early life Salvi grew up in Lake Forest, Illinois, and is one of five boys in the family. 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 also a team captain at Carmel Catholic. He did not receive any FBS scholarship offers out of high school.

College career Salvi played in 11 games for the Butler Bulldogs of Butler University in 2008 and accumulated four tackles. He appeared in nine games in 2010 and recorded two total tackles. He played in 13 games in 2011 and made 10 total tackles. His brother, Will, was also on the Irish football team in 2012. They were one of four sets of brothers on the team that year.

Salvi played in 35 career games for the Irish and recorded 18 total tackles. He graduated from Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in political science.

After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Salvi attended rookie minicamp with the Chicago Bears in May 2013 but was not signed. He played for the Torino Giaguari of the Italian Football League first division in 2014. He was an offensive and special teams assistant for the Chicago Maroons of the University of Chicago in 2015. He became a defensive graduate assistant for the Connecticut Huskies of the University of Connecticut in 2016.

Personal life Salvi's father, Patrick, is a lawyer. His brother, Will, was also on the Irish football team in 2012. Salvi grew up a Notre Dame fan.