Chris Salvi (born June 22, 1989) is an American former college and professional football safety.
[5] Salvi joined Notre Dame as a walk-on but earned a scholarship his final season in 2012.
[5] During the 2011 Michigan State game, he made a block that took out two opposing players and helped teammate George Atkinson return a kickoff for a touchdown.
[5] On November 13, 2012, he was named one of 50 nominees for the Burlsworth Trophy, which is given to the "most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on.
[5] Salvi participated in the annual Notre Dame Bengal Bouts charity tournament in 2012 and won the 188-pound division.
[14][19] Salvi played in 35 career games for the Irish and recorded 18 total tackles.
[20] After going undrafted in the 2013 NFL draft, Salvi attended rookie minicamp with the Chicago Bears in May 2013 but was not signed.
[26][27] Salvi was specials teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois in 2013.