Szott was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 1990 NFL draft.
[1] Szott played in the NFL for the Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and New York Jets, before retiring from football in February 2004.
[3] He was also a standout high school wrestler in New Jersey placing fourth in the heavyweight division of the 1986 USA Wrestling Junior Freestyle Tournament.
Szott was undefeated until the round robin portion where he was pinned by eventual champion John Matyiko of Virginia.
Szott then was pinned by Carl Presley of Illinois in the semi-finals and settled for fourth place while losing by fall to Jon Morris of Virginia.