Josh Lenz
Personal information | |
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Born: | Dubuque, Iowa | September 22, 1990
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Dubuque (IA) Hempstead |
College: | Iowa State |
Position: | Wide receiver |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Joshua Lenz (born September 22, 1990) is an American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Iowa State, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
College career
Lenz played for Iowa State. In 4 seasons with the Cyclones, he recorded 96 receptions for 1,213 yards and 10 touchdowns.[1]
Professional career
Pro Day
Lenz (5-foot-11 1/4, 201) was not invited to the Combine, but put himself on the draft radar with forty times of 4.36 and 4.37 at the ISU Pro Day. He added a 38.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-1 broad jump.[citation needed]
Chicago Bears
Lenz signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears on April 28, 2013.[2] He was mostly used as a punt returner in preseason football and was released on August 31, 2013, after totaling 7 punt returns for 60 yards and one lost fumble.[3]
Seattle Seahawks
On October 8, 2013, Lenz was signed to the practice squad of the Seattle Seahawks.[4] He was released on October 22 to make room for Ricardo Lockette.[5] Lenz was then re-signed to the practice squad on October 30,[6] and was released again on November 6, this time to make room for Phil Bates.[7]
Indianapolis Colts
Lenz was signed to the Indianapolis Colts practice squad on November 11, 2013, when Da'Rick Rogers was promoted to the active roster.[8] On January 6, 2014, Lenz was promoted to the active roster for the first time in his career.[9] After playing in the 2014 preseason, Lenz was released and re-signed to the practice squad on August 31.[10] Lenz was waived by the Colts on May 20, 2015.[11]
Cleveland Browns
On May 30, Lenz signed with the Cleveland Browns.[12] On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Browns.[13]
Houston Texans
Lenz signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans on October 13, 2015.[14] He signed a futures contract on January 13, 2016.[15] On August 30, 2016, Lenz was waived by the Texans.[16]
References
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts: Josh Lenz". Colts.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Ortman, Steve (April 28, 2013). "NFL: Dubuque Hempstead alum Josh Lenz signs with Chicago Bears". thonline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Ortman, Steve (August 31, 2013). "NFL: Dubuque's Josh Lenz one of 14 released by Bears". thonline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Jared Smith placed on practice squad/injured reserve, Josh Lenz signed to practice squad". seahawks.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Eaton, Nick (October 22, 2013). "Ricardo Lockette returns to Seattle ... on the practice squad". blog.seattlepi.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Josh Lenz". KFFL.com. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Seahawks release WR Josh Lenz from practice squad, sign WR Phil Bates". seahawks.com. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Josh (November 11, 2013). "Colts promote Da'Rick Rogers from Practice Squad". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Josh (January 6, 2014). "Colts Sign Former Patriots WR Deion Branch". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
- ^ "Indianapolis Colts set practice roster". wthr.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Schultheis, Luke. "Indianapolis Colts Waive Wideout Josh Lenz". horseshoeheroes.com. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
- ^ "Browns sign DL Christian Tupou, WR Josh Lenz". clevelandbrowns.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ^ "Practice squad movement: WR Josh Lenz signed". HoustonTexans.com. October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ Sonneborn, Brad (January 13, 2016). "Texans sign nine players to reserve/futures deals". FoxSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com.
External links
- Iowa State Cyclones bio
- Indianapolis Colts bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN
- Josh Lenz on Twitter