J. P. Holtz Explained

J. P. Holtz
Position:Tight end
Birth Date:August 28, 1993
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:3
Weight Lbs:255
High School:Pittsburgh (PA) Shaler Area
College:Pittsburgh (2012–2015)
Undraftedyear:2016
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Receptions
Statvalue1:7
Statlabel2:Receiving yards
Statvalue2:91
Statlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Pfr:HoltJ.01

John Paul Holtz (born August 28, 1993) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at Pittsburgh. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2016 and has also been a member the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and New Orleans Saints.

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Holtz was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016.[1] He was waived by the Browns on September 3, 2016.[2] On December 20, 2016, he was signed to the Browns' practice squad.[3] The Browns signed Holtz to a reserve/future contract on January 2, 2017.[4]

On September 2, 2017, Holtz was waived by the Browns and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[5] [6] He was released on October 10, 2017.[7]

Washington Redskins

Holtz signed with the Washington Redskins on August 11, 2018.[8] On September 1, 2018, he was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season, and signed with the team's practice squad four days later.[9] [10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, 2018.[11]

Holtz was waived on August 31, 2019, but was signed to the practice squad the following day.[12] [13] He was promoted to the active roster on September 7, 2019.[14] In his NFL debut against the Philadelphia Eagles, he played exclusively on special teams.[15] He was waived on September 10, 2019.[16]

Chicago Bears

On September 11, 2019, Holtz was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears.[17] During the 2019 season, in addition to playing tight end, he spent time at fullback when the Bears ran rushing plays out of the I formation.[18] [19] In a Week 14 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Holtz led the Bears in receiving yards as he caught three passes for 56 yards; during the second quarter, he caught a screen pass and gained 30 yards to set up a field goal.[20] He ended the year with seven starts in 14 games as he caught seven passes for 91 yards.

Holtz became an exclusive-rights free agent after the 2019 season. He re-signed with the Bears on April 17, 2020.[21] Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the NFL canceled all preseason activities, and depth charts had to be ordered with no performance information on players. Holtz made the 53-man roster as the fourth tight end in the depth, below Jimmy Graham, Cole Kmet, and Demetrius Harris. Holtz mainly served as an up-man for the kick returner (Cordarrelle Patterson). This led to his first 2020 kick return in Week 9, a 24–17 loss to the Tennessee Titans. He returned it for seven yards.[22] Holtz played in the next three games, all losses, to the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, during which he returned three kicks. On his second kick in the Week 13 34–30 loss to the Lions, Holtz walked off the field with an apparent shoulder injury.[23]

Holtz signed a contract extension with the team on March 3, 2021.[24]

New Orleans Saints

On April 5, 2022, Holtz signed with the New Orleans Saints.[25] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.[26] [27] He was elevated to the active roster on October 1, 2022, via a standard elevation which caused him to revert back to the practice squad after the game.[28] He was signed to the active roster on October 5.[29] He was released on November 19 and re-signed to the practice squad.[30]

On August 9, 2023, Holtz re-signed with the Saints.[31] He was released on August 29.[32] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 11.[33] He was released on October 23.

NFL career statistics

Year Team GP Rec Tgts Yards Avg Lng TD
WAS0 0 00 0 0 0
WAS1 0 00 0 0 0
CHI14 7 891 13 30 0
CHI16 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHI13 0 0 0 0 0 0
NO6 2 0 0 0 0 0
NO1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career [34] 51 10 9 91 2.1 30 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Browns agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents. ClevelandBrowns.com. May 5, 2016. August 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171125232222/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-agree-to-terms-with-11-undrafted-free-agents/f1807d7d-0132-475e-b3b1-7546cf97b481. November 25, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809090938/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/5a61e8ac-86b6-4a03-925c-c546358aaa86. dead. August 9, 2017. Gribble, Andrew. ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2016. August 8, 2017.
  3. Web site: Browns add 2 to practice squad. ClevelandBrowns.com. December 20, 2016. August 8, 2017. August 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809130306/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-add-2-to-practice-squad-/3fbfbf89-482b-4d81-bd0a-c336caba06cb. dead.
  4. Web site: Browns sign 8 to reserve/future list. https://web.archive.org/web/20171010205235/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-8-to-reservefuture-list/b2990cea-5432-4ef9-8ea9-560abb6a50a9. dead. October 10, 2017. ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2017. August 8, 2017.
  5. Web site: Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201005312/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Cleveland-Browns-reduce-roster-to-53/6a6b574a-fec5-4444-9712-f3fdbaf173c0. dead. February 1, 2018. Gribble, Andrew. ClevelandBrowns.com. September 2, 2017.
  6. Web site: Browns claim 5 players off waivers. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201012939/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-claim-5-players-off-waivers/6086b90e-603c-4966-8f3d-ced3f238868a. dead. February 1, 2018. ClevelandBrowns.com. September 3, 2017.
  7. Web site: Browns sign TE Matt Lengel to practice squad. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013193532/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-sign-TE-Matt-Lengel-to-practice-squad/b9fa0583-fc37-473d-81c8-06ea1bf84e32. dead. October 13, 2017. ClevelandBrowns.com. October 10, 2017.
  8. Web site: Redskins.com. 8/11: Redskins Make Roster Moves. August 11, 2018. August 11, 2018.
  9. Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
  10. Web site: Redskins Sign Josh Keyes, Place Byron Marshall On Injured Reserve . Redskins.com . September 4, 2018. September 8, 2018.
  11. Web site: Redskins Sign J.P. Holtz To Active Roster. Redskins.com. December 29, 2018.
  12. Web site: Redskins.com. Redskins Make Roster Moves. August 31, 2019. September 2, 2019.
  13. Web site: Redskins.com. Redskins Sign Nine Players To Practice Squad. September 1, 2019. September 2, 2019.
  14. Web site: Report: Redskins signing TE J.P. Holtz from practice squad, releasing Robert Davis, Jordan Reed likely OUT vs Eagles. Hogs Haven. SB Nation. September 7, 2019.
  15. Web site: Mayer. Larry. Roster moves: Bears add TE Holtz, waive DT Anderson. Chicago Bears. September 11, 2019. September 11, 2019. September 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928223856/https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-add-te-holtz-waive-dt-anderson. dead.
  16. Web site: Redskins Sign DL T.Y. McGill, CB Simeon Thomas; Waive CB Greg Stroman (Injured), TE J.P. Holtz. Redskins.com. September 10, 2019. September 11, 2019. September 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913191816/https://www.redskins.com/news/redskins-sign-simeon-thomas-ty-mcgill-waive-cb-greg-stroman-injured-te-j-p-holtz. dead.
  17. Web site: Roster moves: Bears add TE Holtz, waive DT Anderson. Mayer, Larry. ChicagoBears.com. September 11, 2019. September 12, 2019. September 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928223856/https://www.chicagobears.com/news/roster-moves-bears-add-te-holtz-waive-dt-anderson. dead.
  18. Chamberlain. Gene. David Montgomery's Big Day Wasted by Mistake-Prone Bears. Sports Illustrated. October 28, 2019. October 28, 2019.
  19. News: Lieser. Jason. Snap Judgment: Fewer snaps on defense made a difference for Bears. Chicago Sun-Times. October 28, 2019. October 28, 2019. October 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028221148/https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2019/10/28/20936767/bears-snap-judgment-fewer-snaps-on-defense-made-a-difference. dead.
  20. Web site: Smith. Nathan. Quick hits: Robinson and Miller find end zone, big night for tight ends. Chicago Bears. December 5, 2019. December 6, 2019.
  21. News: Mayer. Larry. Roster Moves: Bears announce five transactions. Chicago Bears. April 17, 2020. April 17, 2020.
  22. Web site: J.P. Holtz Career Game Log. 2020-12-07. Pro-Football-Reference.com. en.
  23. Web site: Bears' J.P. Holtz: Leaves with shoulder issue. 2020-12-07. CBSSports.com. December 6, 2020 . en.
  24. News: Mayer, Larry . Roster Moves: Bears re-sign five exclusive free agents . ChicagoBears.com . March 3, 2021 . March 3, 2021.
  25. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. April 5, 2022.
  26. Web site: New Orleans Saints make roster reductions to 53. NewOrleansSaints.com. August 30, 2022.
  27. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce practice squad additions. NewOrleansSaints.com. August 31, 2022.
  28. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves . 1 October 2022.
  29. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. October 5, 2022.
  30. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. November 19, 2022.
  31. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. August 9, 2023.
  32. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. August 29, 2023.
  33. Web site: New Orleans Saints announce roster moves. NewOrleansSaints.com. October 11, 2023.
  34. Web site: J.P. Holtz Stats Stats. Pro Football Reference. January 23, 2022.

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