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Chris Conte
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Conte during his tenure at Cal in August 2009
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-23) February 23, 1989 (age 35)
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
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All-Pac-10 (2010)
  • All-Rookie Team as selected by PFW and PFWA (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2015
Tackles:310
Passes defended:27
Interceptions:11
Forced fumbles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference Edit this at Wikidata

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.

Early and personal life

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 the actor Richard Conte.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Conte
Safety 		Los Angeles, California Loyola High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Feb 7, 2007 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 68
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 65   Rivals: 22
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "California College Football Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  • "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.

College career

Conte expressed interest in UCLA, but ultimately committed to California on February 7, 2007.[1] 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.[2] In his senior year, Conte earned first team all-Pac-10 honors.

Stats

Defensive
Year Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Passes Broken
2007 32 0 1 0
2008 28 1 0 7
2009 25 0 0 1
2010 72 1 3 3
Total 157 2 4 11
Source: Chicago Bears[3]

Professional career

2011 NFL Draft

External videos
video icon Video of Conte's NFL Combine workouts
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m) 		208 lb
(94 kg) 		4.53 s 4.19 s 7.01 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)		 10 ft 7 in
(3.23 m)		 18 reps
All values from the NFL Combine[4]

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Conte was one of the top performers in the broad jump, as he finished 4th among defensive back prospects.[5]

Chicago Bears

2011

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.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] Conte was eventually placed on the 2011 All-Rookie Team by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writers of America.[9] For the 2011 season, Conte played 14 games (started 9) with 23 tackles, 1 interception, and 2 passes defended.

2012

In the second game of the 2012 preseason against the Washington Redskins, Conte separated his shoulder.[10] Despite this, Conte started against the Indianapolis Colts in the season opener,[11] and intercepted an Andrew Luck pass that was deflected by Tim Jennings.[12] After the Week 8 win over the Carolina Panthers, Conte was fined $21,000 for hitting Brandon LaFell, a defenseless player, in the head.[13] The fine was eventually reduced $10,000.[14] For the 2012 season, Conte started 15 games with 52 tackles, 2 interceptions, 9 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery.

2013

In 2013, Conte recorded a career-high three interceptions.[15]

On December 29, 2013, in the final game of the Bears regular season against the Green Bay Packers with a playoff berth on the line, Conte did not get a pre-snap defensive "check" out of zone coverage and into a blitz with man coverage which allowed wide receiver Randall Cobb to score the go-ahead and eventual winning touchdown. NBC Sports analyst Rodney Harrison stated on air, "He just flat-out blows the coverage, everyone else is playing man-to-man coverage, and he lets his wide receiver go straight down the field."[16] Though Conte did record an interception earlier in the game, another pass went right through his outstretched arms as he dove for it earlier in the fourth quarter, losing a chance to potentially put the game out of reach with an interception and drawing the ire of Bears fans.[17] For the 2013 season, Conte started all 16 games with 73 tackles, 3 interceptions, 7 passes defended, and 2 forced fumbles.

Conte was ranked as the 82nd out of 86 total rankings in safety performance during the 2013 season under new defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, according to Pro Football Focus. However, in 2011 and 2012 Conte was much closer to the middle of the pack, ranking 43rd and 56th respectively.[18]

2014

In March 2014, Conte underwent shoulder surgery, and was out for 4–5 months, missing training camp.[19] On September 13, 2014, Conte was fined $22,050 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on wide receiver Robert Woods during Week 1 against the Buffalo Bills. Conte was unable to stay healthy during the 2014 season. He only played in twelve games in 2014, and left seven games due to various injuries. Conte finished the season with 3 interceptions and 43 tackles.[20]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2015

On March 12, 2015 Conte signed a one–year contract with Tampa Bay Buccaneers, reuniting him with Lovie Smith.[21] On January 1, 2016, Conte was placed on injured reserve.[22] After what was seen as a disappointing season, Conte ended his 2015 campaign with 14 games played, 13 of which were starts and accumulated a total of 79 tackles, 2 forced fumbles and 2 interceptions.

2016

On March 13, 2016 it was announced that Conte had resigned with the Buccaneers on a one–year contract.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Chris Conte - Yahoo! Sports". Rivals.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-09-01.
  2. ^ "Cal Bears Rout Arizona State, 50-17 « CBS San Francisco". Sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  3. ^ "Roster". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  4. ^ "National Football League: NFL Draft 2011 - Chris Conte". Nfl.com. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  5. ^ "NFL Events: Combine Top Performers". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  6. ^ "Chicago Bears: Chris Conte". www.chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  7. ^ "Yet another safety combo gets job done for Bears". Articles.chicagotribune.com. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
  8. ^ McClure, Vaughn and Brad Biggs (December 19, 2011). "Conte placed on IR; Bears add to roster". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  9. ^ "Conte named to All-Rookie team". Csnchicago.com. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  10. ^ Jensen, Sean (2012-08-21). "Chris Conte separated shoulder; plans to be ready by season opener - Inside the Bears". Blogs.suntimes.com. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
  11. ^ "Bears-Colts Inactives: Podlesh, Conte Will Play « CBS Chicago". Chicago.cbslocal.com. Retrieved 2012-09-09.
  12. ^ Mayer, Larry. "Jennings plays takeaway in Bears victory". Chicagobears.com. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  13. ^ Mayer, Larry (2012-11-02). "Jeffery feels former college teammate's pain". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
  14. ^ Mayer, Larry (2013-08-23). "Teammates don't think Bostic deserved fine". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
  15. ^ "Postgame notes: Bears vs. Packers". Chicago Bears. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2013-12-30.
  16. ^ Wolfley, Bob (2013-12-29). "NFL analysts point to Bears' Chris Conte". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2014-01-03.
  17. ^ "Hey Chris Conte, Catch the Ball". DaBearsBlog. 2013-12-29.
  18. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1908923-5-contracts-chicago-bears-must-reevaluate-this-offseason/page/5
  19. ^ Mayer, Larry (2014-04-03). "Conte out 4-5 months after surgery". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  20. ^ Campbell, Rich (2014-12-14). "Bears' Chris Conte sits Monday, but numerous injuries don't faze him". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  21. ^ Bucs Get Defensive, Sign Melton, Conte
  22. ^ "Bucs put safety Chris Conte on IR". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  23. ^ "Buccaneers Bring Chris Conte Back". www.buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2016-05-02.

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