Josh Lenz

Joshua Lenz (born September 22, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Iowa State, and signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He spent several years in the NFL on practice squads, only ever being on the active roster with the Colts.

Josh Lenz
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Lenz playing for Iowa State in 2011
No. 19
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1990-09-22) September 22, 1990
Dubuque, Iowa
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Dubuque (IA) Hempstead
College:Iowa State
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

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.

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
  1. "Indianapolis Colts: Josh Lenz". Colts.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  2. Ortman, Steve (April 28, 2013). "NFL: Dubuque Hempstead alum Josh Lenz signs with Chicago Bears". thonline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  3. Ortman, Steve (August 31, 2013). "NFL: Dubuque's Josh Lenz one of 14 released by Bears". thonline.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  4. "Jared Smith placed on practice squad/injured reserve, Josh Lenz signed to practice squad". seahawks.com. October 8, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  5. Eaton, Nick (October 22, 2013). "Ricardo Lockette returns to Seattle ... on the practice squad". blog.seattlepi.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  6. "Josh Lenz". KFFL.com. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  7. "Seahawks release WR Josh Lenz from practice squad, sign WR Phil Bates". seahawks.com. November 6, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  8. Wilson, Josh (November 11, 2013). "Colts promote Da'Rick Rogers from Practice Squad". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  9. Wilson, Josh (January 6, 2014). "Colts Sign Former Patriots WR Deion Branch". stampedeblue.com. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  10. "Indianapolis Colts set practice roster". wthr.com. August 31, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  11. Schultheis, Luke. "Indianapolis Colts Waive Wideout Josh Lenz". horseshoeheroes.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  12. "Browns sign DL Christian Tupou, WR Josh Lenz". clevelandbrowns.com. May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  13. "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2015. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  14. "Practice squad movement: WR Josh Lenz signed". HoustonTexans.com. October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  15. Sonneborn, Brad (January 13, 2016). "Texans sign nine players to reserve/futures deals". FoxSports.com. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  16. "TRANSACTIONS: Texans trim roster to 75". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
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