Chris Blewitt

Christopher Blewitt (born May 2, 1995) is an American football placekicker who is a free agent. He played college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers, where he finished as their all-time leader in field goals made and second all-time in total points. Blewitt originally signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2019. He has also been a member of the Washington Football Team.

Chris Blewitt
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Blewitt with the Washington Football Team in 2021
Personal information
Born: (1995-05-02) May 2, 1995
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:West Potomac (Fairfax County, Virginia)
College:Pittsburgh
Position:Placekicker
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2021
Field goals made:9
Field goals attempted:15
Field goal %:60
Longest field goal:52
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school and college

In his junior and senior year at West Potomac High School, Blewitt was ranked as one of the top kickers in his class.[1] He was offered a scholarship by the University of Pittsburgh in June 2012 following a standout performance at the Panthers' specialist camp.[1] In 2013, Blewitt took over the starting duties as Pitt's kicker. He broke many previously set records as a freshman. From 2014 to 2015, Blewitt continued breaking records and leading Pitt in scoring. In 2016, he finished his career at Pitt as their all-time kick scoring leader, with 363 points from 55 field goals and 198 extra points.[1]

College statistics
Season Field goals PATs Kickoffs Points
FGM FGA FG% Long XPM XPA XP% KO TBs
2013 14 18 77.8% 47 40 41 97.6% 67 13 82
2014 16 21 76.2% 52 50 51 98% 78 37 98
2015 15 23 65.2% 56 42 43 97.7% 68 43 87
2016 10 17 58.8% 50 66 69 95.7% 93 26 96
Career 55 79 69.6% 56 198 204 97.1% 306 119 363

Professional career

Chicago Bears

Blewitt was invited to Pittsburgh Steelers rookie minicamp in May 2017 but was not offered a contract.[2] He later signed with the Chicago Bears on March 6, 2019,[3] but was waived on June 12, 2019.[4]

Washington Football Team

Blewitt signed with the Washington Football Team's practice squad in October 2021.[5][6] He was promoted to the active roster after their previous kicker, Dustin Hopkins, was released on October 20,[7] but was waived on November 9 after getting three field goal attempts blocked over two weeks.[8]

Cleveland Browns

Blewitt was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 29, 2021.[9] He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 11, 2022 and was released on May 2, 2022.[10][11]

References
  1. "Chris Blewitt - Football". Pitt Panthers #H2P. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  2. "Steelers invite Pitt kicker Chris Blewitt to rookie minicamp". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. "Bears ink former Pitt kicker Chris Blewitt". www.chicagobears.com.
  4. "Roster move: Bears waive kicker Chris Blewitt". www.chicagobears.com.
  5. Brown, Kevin. "Ron Rivera's Experience in Carolina Yields His Patience With Kicker Dustin Hopkins". NBC4 Washington. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  6. "Washington makes practice squad moves on Tuesday". Washington Wire. 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-10-21.
  7. "WFT releases K Hopkins, opts for untested Blewitt". ESPN.com. October 20, 2021.
  8. "Washington signs K Joey Slye, releases Chris Blewitt". WashingtonFootball.com. November 9, 2021.
  9. "Browns sign K Chris Blewitt to practice squad". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 29, 2021.
  10. "Browns sign 3 to reserve/futures contracts". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 11, 2022.
  11. "Browns release Ks Chase McLaughlin, Chris Blewitt". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
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