Career
He was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round (64th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Oregon State. He has also played for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.
Piscitelli began his football career at Boca Raton High School.
He began playing as a junior in high school, playing both defensive back and wide receiver. Piscitelli received second team all-state honors as a senior.
Piscitelli also received 4 letters as an outfielder for the school"s baseball team General Practice - Games Played, T - Tackles, AT - Assisted Tackles, TFL - Tackles for Loss, FF - Forced Fumbles, First Revision - Fumbles Recovered, Privatdozent - Passes Defensed, INTs - Interceptions, TDs - Touchdowns
° Redshirted
† All-Pac 10 Honourable Mention
‡ All-Pac 10 First Team
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Piscitelli received an invitation to attend the NFL Combine due to his outstanding performance in his last year at Oregon State.
He posted the fastest pro-agility time of 2006, ran a 4.44 second 40 yard dash, and bench pressed 225 lbs. for 19 repetitions.
Piscitelli was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he broke his right foot, and was placed on the injured reserve. On November 30, 2010 the Buccaneers released him.
Cleveland Browns
He was signed December 1, 2010 by the Cleveland Browns.
He became a free agent after the season. Kansas City Chiefs
Piscitelli signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on August 4, 2011.
WWE
= NXT (2014–present) In October 2014, Piscitelli signed a developmental contract with WWE and began training to become a professional wrestler at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida. He made his in-ring debut for WWE"s developmental territory, NXT, at a live event on April 4, 2015, competing unsuccessfully in a battle royal.
After ten months of training, he suffered a concussion during a NXT Live event.
In October 2015, he was given the ring name Anthony Sabatelli, later tweaked to Tino Sabbatelli. He has also been featured on an exclusive television show on the WWE Network called, Breaking Ground about his NXT training along with fellow trainees.