Giovanni Ricci

Ricci, Giovanni Nicola
Position: TE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 240
Born: October 16, 1996 Loveland, OH
High School: Loveland (OH)

Year	College	Participation
2015	Western Michigan	Redshirted
2016	Western Michigan	Lettered
2017	Western Michigan	Lettered
2018	Western Michigan	Lettered
2019	Western Michigan	Lettered

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL	45	FB	17	1
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL	45	TE	16	3
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL	45	TE	5	0
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL	88	TE	3	1
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL			41	5

Team	Date	Transaction
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	4/30/2020	Signed
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	9/5/2020	Released
2020 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	9/6/2020	Practice Squad
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	1/4/2021	Signed (Future)
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	10/24/2023	Injured Reserve
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)Carolina Panthers	3/13/2024	Restricted Free Agent (No Qualifying Offer)
2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	3/15/2024	Signed
2024 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	8/22/2024	Released (Injury Settlement)
2025 New England Patriots (NFL)New England Patriots	2/3/2025	Signed (Future)
2025 New England Patriots (NFL)New England Patriots	4/28/2025	Released
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	6/10/2025	Signed
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	8/26/2025	Released
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/1/2025	Practice Squad
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/13/2025	Practice Squad Elevation
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/20/2025	Practice Squad Elevation
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/24/2025	Practice Squad Elevation

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL	463	162	14.1	0	0.0	301	66.7
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL	421	163	16.0	0	0.0	258	54.8
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL	100	12	1.0	0	0.0	88	19.9
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL	90	58	5.3	0	0.0	32	6.8
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1074	395		0			66.7

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL	2	0	0.0	0			0	0	0	0		0
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL	9	8	88.9	100	12.5	32	0	3	1	0	53	0
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL	1	1	100.0	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL	1	0	0.0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	13	9	69.2	102	11.3	32	0	3	1	0	56	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2021 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2021 CAR NFL	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2022 CAR NFL	10	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023 Carolina Panthers (NFL)2023 CAR NFL	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	19	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2025 Detroit Lions (NFL)2025 DET NFL	2	0	2	15	7	0	2
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	2	15	7	0	2