Rizzi grew up in Hillsdale, New Jersey, and graduated from Bergen Catholic High School in nearby Oradell.
In 1998, Rizzi served as the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach at Northeastern University.
In 2008, Rizzi was named the head football coach at the University of Rhode Island, his alma mater.
On October 5, 2010, Rizzi was promoted to special teams coordinator following the firing of John Bonamego.
On February 1, 2019, Rizzi was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their special teams coordinator under head coach Sean Payton.
[9] Rizzi and his wife, Tracey, have five children together: two daughters, Mackenzie and Alexandra, and three sons, Christian, Casey and Cameron.