Chris Pressley

Chris Pressley

Pressley in the 2011 NFL season.
No. 36     Cincinnati Bengals
Fullback
Personal information
Date of birth: August 8, 1986 (1986-08-08) (age 25)
Place of birth: Woodbury, New Jersey
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Weight: 260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
College: Wisconsin
Undrafted in 2009
Debuted in 2009 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2009)* Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009–2010) Cincinnati Bengals (2010–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
N/A
Stats at NFL.com

Chris Pressley (born August 8, 1986) is an American professional football player who is currently on the Cincinnati Bengals. He went undrafted in the 2009 NFL Draft after playing for five years for the University of Wisconsin–Madison Badgers.^[1] Pressley's maximum back squat weight is 670 pounds (303 kg),^[2] and he has been videotaped squatting 605 pounds nine times in a row with no assistive equipment.^[3]

Early years

Pressley, a 5'11", 260-pound fullback, was born and raised in Woodbury, New Jersey, just outside of Philadelphia.^[4] He was selected as All-County, All-South Jersey and All-State during his senior year in 2003–04 while playing for Woodbury High School. His high school football coach was former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Zack Valentine, who won Super Bowl XIV as a member of the famous "Steel Curtain" defense.

College

From 2004 to 2009, Pressley played for the Badgers under head coaches Barry Alvarez (2004–05) and Bret Bielema (2005–09). A broken ankle just before the start of the 2005 season sidelined him for the year, so he used his redshirt eligibility and stayed for one extra season. Pressley’s collegiate statistics were not outstanding, but his hard work ethic and willingness to sacrifice his body landed him on an NFL roster after going undrafted in 2009.

NFL

In 2009, Pressley was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals. His attempt to make the Bengals' roster was chronicled on the HBO series Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals.^[5]

On November 22, 2009, Pressley made his NFL regular season debut for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 38–7 loss to the New Orleans Saints. He had been on the Bengals' practice squad before being traded. Pressley's first career carry came two weeks later on December 6 in a game against the Carolina Panthers. After starting the 2010 season with the Buccaneers and playing in three games, he was waived on October 23. Cincinnati then re-signed him, and on December 10 was promoted to their roster after cornerback Rico Murray sustained an ankle injury.

References

1. ^ Singer, Jason (May 26, 2009). "Bengals' Undrafted Rookies Bring Character, Toughness to Cincy". Bleacher report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/184140-undrafted-rookies-bring-character-toughness-to-cincy. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
2. ^ "Chris Pressley". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. 2009. http://rivals.yahoo.com/wisconsin/football/recruiting/player-Chris-Pressley-17761. Retrieved August 28, 2009. 
3. ^ "Pressley is an animal". YouTube. November 8, 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6uuVVTLmHA. Retrieved August 28, 2009. 
4. ^ "Chris Pressley" (Articles cache). Scout.com. 2004. http://wisconsin.scout.com/a.z?s=193&p=8&c=1&nid=751230. Retrieved August 20, 2009. 
5. ^ http://www.bengals.com/news/article-1/Hard-Knocks-IV/99653656-6746-4cb8-beec-cf18bbf9cd89

External links

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Cincinnati Bengals bio