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Giovanni Carmazzi (born April 14, 1977) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at Hofstra University, where he threw for over 9,000 yards, and was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. Carmazzi spent the entirety of his NFL career as a backup, never appearing in a regular season game. After being released by the 49ers, he spent one season in NFL Europe and two seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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Giovanni Carmazzi

No. 19
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1977-04-14) April 14, 1977 (age 45) Sacramento, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	224 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school:	Carmichael (CA) Jesuit
College:	Hofstra (1995–1999)
NFL Draft:	2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 65
Career history
San Francisco 49ers (2000–2001) Rhein Fire (2001) BC Lions (2004) Calgary Stampeders (2005)
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Wonderlic
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in (1.90 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m)	9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m)	4.72 s	1.69 s	2.79 s	4.23 s	6.94 s	36.5 in (0.93 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	32[1]
All values from NFL Combine[2][3]

Carmazzi was selected by the San Francisco 49ers 65th overall in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft and was the second quarterback taken. He was also one of six drafted before Michigan quarterback Tom Brady, who would become one of the league's most decorated players. Against the Brady-led New England Patriots in the 2000 Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, Carmazzi struggled, completing only 3 of 7 passes for 19 yards in a 20–0 loss.[4] Carmazzi also spent time with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in 2001 and appeared briefly on the Canadian Football League (CFL) rosters of the BC Lions and Calgary Stampeders in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

In a 2011 ESPN documentary about the six quarterbacks taken before Brady, it was revealed that Carmazzi was then living in northern California as a farmer, yoga practitioner, and an owner of five goats. It was also reported that he did not own a television.[5]

Recognition

Carmazzi was a 1999 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete while playing at Hofstra University, a 1996 high school scholar-athlete honoree awarded by the Sacramento Chapter and a 1996 West Region High School Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He is one of only four all-time NFF awardees in all three of these categories.[6]

References

External links

• Just Sports Stats

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