Giovanni Ricci (American football)

Giovanni Ricci (born October 16, 1996) is an American football fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.

College career
Ricci played for the Western Michigan Broncos for five seasons, redshirting his true freshman year. He finished his collegiate career with 98 catches for 1,114 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Carolina Panthers
Ricci was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2020. He was waived at the end of training camp. Ricci was re-signed to the Panthers' practice squad shortly afterwards and remained there for the rest of the 2020 season. He was signed to a reserve/futures contract on January 4, 2021.

In 2022, Ricci appeared in 15 games (starting 3), and hauled in 8 receptions for 100 yards. On January 9, 2023, Ricci signed a futures/reserve contract with the Panthers.

On October 24, 2023, Ricci was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.

Cleveland Browns
On March 15, 2024, Ricci signed with the Cleveland Browns.