Giovanni Ricci
Fullback
Career Earnings: $3,004,522
Career APY: $600,904
Total Guarantees: $67,000
Largest Cash Payment: $940,000 (2023)
Largest Cap Number: $940,000 (2023)
- Date of Birth: October 16, 1996
- Height: 6'3"
- Weight: 240
- College: Western Michigan
- Entry: 2020 Undrafted Free Agent (Panthers)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | UDFA | Terminated | 2020 | 3 | $2,302,000 | $767,333 | $17,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Practice | Expired | 2020 | 1 | $142,800 | $142,800 | $0 | $142,800 | 100.0% | $142,800 |
| Panthers | SFA | Expired | 2021 | 1 | $660,000 | $660,000 | $0 | $660,000 | 100.0% | $660,000 |
| Panthers | SFA | Expired | 2022 | 1 | $825,000 | $825,000 | $0 | $825,000 | 100.0% | $825,000 |
| Panthers | ERFA | Expired | 2023 | 1 | $940,000 | $940,000 | $0 | $940,000 | 100.0% | $940,000 |
| Browns | SFA | Terminated | 2024 | 1 | $1,105,000 | $1,105,000 | $50,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Patriots | SFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | SFA | Terminated | 2025 | 1 | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Lions | Practice | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $218,333 | 69.3% | $218,333 |
| Lions | Practice | Elevated | 2025 | 1 | $315,000 | $315,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 4 | $2,584,800 | $646,200 | $2,567,800 | 0.0% | $17,000 | 0.0% |
| Browns | 0 | $201,389 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $201,389 | 0.0% |
| Patriots | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vikings | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Lions | 1 | $218,333 | $218,333 | $218,333 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 14.1% | 66.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 2 | 16.0% | 54.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 1.0% | 19.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 5.3% | 6.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |