Christopher Joseph Pantale (born March 22, 1990) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Boston College.
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| Position: | Tight end / Fullback | ||||
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| Born: | March 22, 1990 Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Wayne (NJ) | ||||
| College: | Boston College | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||
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Early years
editPantale attended Wayne Valley High School in Wayne, New Jersey.[1] He was selected to the Associated Press All-State third-team as a senior tight end at Wayne Valley High School.[1] He gained 2007 Super 100 All-State honors from the New Jersey Football Coaches Association.[1] He was selected to the 2007 All-Passaic County first-team and was selected to the All-North Jersey second-team.[1] He was selected to the All-Northern Hills Conference team and all-area honors from the Herald News.[1] He played in the 2008 New York/New Jersey All-Star Classic.[1] He also participated in the high school basketball and track teams earning all-state track honors.[1] He was selected as the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete by the organization's Passaic County chapter.[1]
College career
editPantale played football at Boston College.
Pantale was redshirt freshman and did not play the entire 2008 season.[1]
In his Redshirt freshman season in 2009, Pantale played in all 13 games with 11 starts.[1] He recorded 25 receptions, 223 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown.[2] He was selected to the Sporting News and Rivals All-ACC freshman teams. He also was selected to the second-team All-American freshman by the College Football Network.
In his sophomore season in 2010, Pantale recorded 31 receptions, 338 receiving yards along with one touchdown.[2]
In his junior season in 2011, Pantale had 21 receptions, 236 receiving yards and 3 receiving touchdowns.[2]
In his senior season in 2012, Pantale had 21 Receptions, 189 receiving yards along with 2 receiving touchdowns.[2]
On January 19, 2013, Pantale was selected to play in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game.[3]
Professional career
editNew York Jets
editOn April 27, 2013, Pantale signed with the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent following the conclusion of the 2013 NFL draft.[4] He was released on August 31, 2013.[5] He was signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[6] Pantale was promoted to the active roster on November 27, 2013.[7] Pantale was released on August 30, 2014[8] and signed to the team's practice squad a day later.[9] Pantale was promoted to the active roster on December 1, 2014.[10] Pantale was released on May 8, 2015.[11]
Chicago Bears
editPantale was signed by the Chicago Bears on May 12, 2015.[12] He was released August 30, 2015 with a non football illness.
Philadelphia Eagles
editPantale signed with the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad on September 21, 2015. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Eagles.[13]
Miami Dolphins
editOn January 10, 2017, Pantale signed a reserve/future contract with the Miami Dolphins.[14] He was waived on September 2, 2017.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Boston College Eagles Profile". bceagles.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Chris Pantale College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Pantale To Play In East-West Shrine Game". bceagles.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "Signed: Ivory, Peterman; Agreed: 15 UDFAs". newyorkjets.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2013). "Jets Move 22, Get Down to 53-Man Active Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (September 1, 2013). "3 Arrive Via Waivers; 7 Added to Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
- ^ Slater, Darryl (November 27, 2013). "Jets promote Chris Pantale to active roster, add fellow New Jersey native Michael Campbell to practice squad". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 30, 2014). "Jets Make Final Cuts to Get to 53". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 1, 2014. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Lange, Randy (August 31, 2014). "Seven Signed to Jets Practice Squad". New York Jets. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ Cimini, Rich (December 1, 2014). "Jets cut veteran LB Antwan Barnes, sign TE Chris Pantale". ESPN New York. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
- ^ Lange, Randy (May 8, 2015). "Undrafted Free Agents Signed to Jets Roster". New York Jets. Archived from the original on May 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Mayer, Larry (May 12, 2015). "Bears claim TE Pantale off waivers". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ^ McPherson, Chris (September 3, 2016). "Eagles Trim Roster to 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Sign 12 To Reserve/Futures Contracts". MiamiDolphins.com. January 10, 2017. Archived from the original on December 17, 2017.
- ^ "Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2018.