Christopher Todd Massey (born November 21, 1979) is a former American football long snapper. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the

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. He played

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at Marshall University. He has also played for the Carolina Panthers and

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College years

Massey attended Marshall University and was a four-year starter at long snapper. He never missed a snap during his college career and added 12 tackles on coverage units, and 19 more as a senior linebacker. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice in 2001 and completed a Master's in Sports Administration in 2009.

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Massey was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round (243rd overall) in the

. During his career he has made clean snaps on 702 out of 703 attempts including a run of 528 consecutive clean snaps. He was released on August 22, 2011.

Carolina Panthers

On August 27, 2011, Massey signed with the Carolina Panthers, but was waived on August 30.

Chicago Bears

On November 24, 2011, Massey signed with the

to replace

Patrick Mannelly Patrick Mannelly (born April 18, 1975) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke University and was selected by Chicag ...

, lost for the season and placed on

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after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament against the

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on November 20.

References

External links

Chicago Bears bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Massey, Chris 1979 births Living people American football long snappers American football running backs People from Kanawha County, West Virginia Players of American football from West Virginia Marshall Thundering Herd football players St. Louis Rams players Carolina Panthers players Chicago Bears players