Chris Morris life and biography

Chris Morris is an American football center for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
Signed as a free agent by Carolina (9/29/10)...Released by Oakland (9/4/10)...Signed as a free agent from practice squad by Oakland (11/28/06)...Signed to practice squad by Oakland (9/4/06)...Waived by Oakland (9/2/06)...Selected by Oakland in the seventh round (214th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft (4/30/06).

CAREER
2010
Attended training camp with Oakland before being released in the final roster cutdown (9/4).

2009
Played in 16 games with 10 starts for Oakland...Made six starts at left guard and four at center...Started the first four games at center and the next four at left guard...Also opened at left guard in Weeks 14 and 17.

2008
Played in 16 games with one start for Oakland...Vs. San Diego (9/28): Made first NFL start at right guard in place of an injured Cooper Carlisle...Vs. Carolina (11/9): Replaced Jake Grove at center in the second quarter after Grove sustained a calf injury.

2007
Played in 10 games on special teams and as a reserve offensive lineman for Oakland...Inactive for four games and did not play in two others...Vs. Cleveland (9/23): Saw action at left guard for one series when Robert Gallery left the game with an injured collarbone.

2006
Drafted in the seventh round (214th overall) by Oakland...Played in five games as the long snapper on punts...Spent the first 11 games on the Raiders' practice squad before being signed to the active roster (11/28).

COLLEGE
Played in 45 games with 36 starts at Michigan State...Recorded 186 career knockdown blocks and only allowed one sack over final two seasons...2005 (Sr.): All-Big Ten honorable mention...Started 11 games...Helped the Spartans rank fifth in the nation in total offense with an average of 497.3 yards per game...2004 (Jr.): Started 12 games...Opened holes for rushing attack that ranked second in the Big Ten and 10th in the nation with an average of 238.5 yards per game...2003 (So.): Started 13 games...2002 (Fr.): Played in nine games...2001: Redshirted as a true freshman.

PERSONAL
Attended Bedford HS in Temperance, Mich....Majored in finance at Michigan State.

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