Josh Hill (American football)

Joshua James Hill[1] (born May 21, 1990) is a former American football tight end. He played college football for Idaho State and was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played with the team through the 2020 season.

Josh Hill
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Hill with the New Orleans Saints in 2019
No. 89
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1990-05-21) May 21, 1990
Blackfoot, Idaho, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Blackfoot High School
(Blackfoot, Idaho)
College:Idaho State
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:116
Receiving yards:1,071
Receiving touchdowns:15
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Hill signed with the New Orleans Saints after not being selected in the 2013 NFL Draft.[2][3]

Hill became a restricted free agent during the 2016 offseason. On March 22, 2016, he signed an offer sheet to join the Chicago Bears.[4] Three days later the Saints matched the Bears' offer sheet and re-signed Hill.[5]

In Week 13 of the 2016 season against the Detroit Lions, Hill broke his fibula and was placed on injured reserve on December 9, 2016.[6] He played in nine games with eight starts finishing the season with 15 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown.

On December 31, 2018, Hill signed a three-year, $8.85 million contract extension with the Saints through the 2021 season.[7]

On December 16, 2019, against the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football, Hill caught a 5-yard touchdown, which ended up being quarterback Drew Brees' 540th regular-season touchdown pass, breaking Peyton Manning's previous mark of 539 during the 34–7 win.[8]

On March 3, 2021, Hill was released by the Saints.[9]

Detroit Lions

Hill signed with the Detroit Lions on March 13, 2021.[10] He was placed on the reserve/retired list by the team on May 10, 2021.[11]

Regular season
SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2013NO 1436447.3911-8-8.0-8000
2014NO 1631417612.6375000.00000
2015NO 167161207.5192000.00000
2016NO 98151499.9351000.00000
2017NO 1611161257.82211-8-8.0-8022
2018NO 16111618511.6231000.00000
2019NO 1611252269.0293000.00000
2020NO 1478465.8161000.00000
Total117611161,0719.237152-16-8.00022

Postseason
SeasonTeamGamesReceivingRushingFumbles
GPGSRecYdsAvgLngTDAttYdsAvgLngTDFUMLost
2013NO 2123216.0230000.00000
2017NO 21610317.2251000.00000
2018NO 214317.8240000.00000
2019NO 11231.520000.00000
2020NO 201-3-3.0-30000.00000
Total941516611.1251000.00000

References
  1. "Josh Hill Pro-Football-Reference Profile". rbref.com.
  2. "New Orleans Saints Announce 2013 Rookie Free Agent Class". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 28, 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  3. Former ISU TE Josh Hill makes New Orleans' Saints roster
  4. Wesseling, Chris (March 22, 2016). "Chicago Bears sign Saints TE Josh Hill to offer sheet". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. Dragon, Tyler (March 25, 2016). "Saints sign Craig Robertson, match offer to Josh Hill". NFL.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  6. Katzenstein, Josh (December 9, 2016). "New Orleans Saints place Josh Hill on injured reserve". NOLA.com.
  7. Triplett, Mike (December 31, 2018). "Saints sign TE Josh Hill to three-year, $8.85M extension". ESPN.com.
  8. "Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts 34-7". www.espn.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. "New Orleans Saints terminate contracts of tight ends Josh Hill and Jared Cook". NewOrleansSaints.com. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  10. "Lions sign free agent TE Josh Hill". DetroitLions.com. March 13, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  11. "2021 NFL Transactions: Reserve List – May". NFL.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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