38 Facts About Chris Conte

Christopher Michael Conte was born on February 23,1989 and is a former American football safety.

Chris Conte was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 2011 NFL Draft.

Chris Conte was named to the All-Far West team by SuperPrep, and posted 58 tackles with 4 INTs and caught 43 passes for 614 yards and 4 touchdowns in his senior year, as well as helping his team to the CIF Division I title as a junior, collecting 38 tackles and 2 INTs.

Chris Conte is the grandson of the late actor Richard Chris Conte, who passed away in 1975.

Chris Conte expressed interest in UCLA, but ultimately committed to California on February 7,2007.

Chris Conte played in 50 games, with 17 starts during his four seasons at Cal, and compiled career totals of 157 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions, 11 pass breakups, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, three kick returns for a total of 55 yards and one blocked punt that he returned six yards for a touchdown against the Arizona State Sun Devils.

At the NFL Scouting Combine, Chris Conte was one of the top performers in the broad jump, as he finished fourth among defensive back prospects.

Chris Conte was named the starter after Brandon Meriweather was benched after Meriweather had disappointing performances in the first five games of the season.

Chris Conte intercepted a pass by quarterback Josh Freeman at the two-yard line, that was originally intended for receiver Mike Williams, in the first quarter.

On December 19,2011, the Chicago Bears placed Chris Conte on injured reserve after he injured his foot during a Week 15 loss to the Seattle Seahawks the previous day.

Chris Conte finished his rookie season in 2011 with 30 combined tackles, two pass deflections, and an interception in 14 games and nine starts.

Chris Conte entered training camp slated as the starting free safety.

Chris Conte was inactive for the Bears' Week 17 victory at the Detroit Lions after injuring his shoulder the previous week.

Chris Conte completed the 2012 season with 68 combined tackles, nine passes defended, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery in 15 games and 15 starts.

Chris Conte received the 56th highest overall grade from Pro Football Focus among all qualifying safeties in 2012.

Chris Conte finished the game with four solo tackles, a pass deflection, and an interception.

Chris Conte finished the 2013 season with a career-high 90 combined tackles seven passes defended, three interceptions, and two forced fumbles in 16 games and 16 starts.

Chris Conte was ranked as the 82nd out of 86 total rankings in safety during the 2013 season under new defensive coordinator Mel Tucker, according to Pro Football Focus.

On September 13,2014, Chris Conte was fined $22,050 for a helmet-to-helmet hit he delivered on wide receiver Robert Woods during the fourth quarter of their loss to the Bills.

Chris Conte was inactive for the Bears' Week 7 loss to the Miami Dolphins after sustaining a concussion the previous week.

Chris Conte's injury sidelined him for the last three games of the regular season.

Chris Conte finished the 2013 season with 43 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and three interceptions in 12 games and 12 starts.

Chris Conte became an unrestricted free agent in 2015 and attended a private visit with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Chris Conte was reunited with Tampa Bay Buccaneers' head coach Lovie Smith.

On September 20,2015, Chris Conte earned his first start of the season after Major Wright injured his abdomen in the season-opener and was sidelined for the next three games.

Chris Conte intercepted a pass thrown by quarterback Drew Brees, that was initially intended for wide receiver Brandin Cooks, and was in the process of being tackled for a two-yard loss when he quickly lateraled the ball to cornerback Alterraun Verner.

Chris Conte was inactive for the last two games of the regular season after injuring his knee during a Week 15 loss at the St Louis Rams.

On January 1,2016, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed Chris Conte on injured reserve.

Chris Conte completed the 2015 season with a total of 79 combined tackles, six pass deflections, two forced fumbles and two interceptions in 14 games and 13 starts.

Chris Conte became an unrestricted free agent and received interest from the Buccaneers and New York Giants.

Chris Conte entered training camp slated as the starting free safety, but saw competition for his role from Keith Tandy and Major Wright.

Head coach Dirk Koetter officially named Chris Conte the starting free safety to open the regular season, opposite strong safety Bradley McDougald.

Chris Conte intercepted a pass thrown by quarterback Jay Cutler, that was intended for tight end Logan Paulsen, and returned it for a 20-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

Chris Conte completed the 2016 season with 69 combined tackles, five passes defensed, two interceptions, and a touchdown in 14 games and 11 starts.

Chris Conte earned an overall grade of 42.0 from Pro Football Focus and ranked 88th among all qualifying safeties in 2016.

Chris Conte competed against Keith Tandy, JJ Wilcox, and Justin Evans.

Chris Conte completed the season with 77 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, and an interception in 16 games and 14 starts.

On September 25,2018, Chris Conte was placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn PCL in Week 3.