Chris Manhertz

Originally signed by the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 30, 2014…Waived by Buffalo on Aug. 19, 2015…Signed by the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 24, 2015…Waived by New Orleans on Sept. 5, 2015 and signed to the Saints' practice squad on Sept. .7, 2015…Signed to a reserve/futures contract by New Orleans on Jan. 5, 2016…Waived by New Orleans on Oct. 15, 2016…Awarded off waivers to the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 17, 2016…Signed as a free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 17, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos on March 15, 2023…Released by Denver on March 8, 2024…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally signed by the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 30, 2014…Waived by Buffalo on Aug. 19, 2015…Signed by the New Orleans Saints on Aug. 24, 2015…Waived by New Orleans on Sept. 5, 2015 and signed to the Saints' practice squad on Sept. .7, 2015…Signed to a reserve/futures contract by New Orleans on Jan. 5, 2016…Waived by New Orleans on Oct. 15, 2016…Awarded off waivers to the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 17, 2016…Signed as a free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars on March 17, 2021…Signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos on March 15, 2023…Released by Denver on March 8, 2024…Signed as a free agent by the Giants on March 15, 2024.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has played in 120 regular-season games with 53 starts for New Orleans, Carolina, Jacksonville, and Denver, and in 2 postseason games with one starts for the Jaguars…Totals include 26 receptions for 271 yards and two touchdowns, including a 51-yarder…Did not play college football…Was a 4-year basketball player (2010-14) at Canisius College, where he finished ranked 4th in school history with 789 rebounds and led the team in rebounding in 3 consecutive seasons...Transitioned to football after leaving Canisius and earned a tryout with Buffalo, signing with the team after the 2014 season.
• In his only season in Denver in 2023, played in 16 games with 2 starts…Caught 2 passes for 16 yards…Played 367 snaps on offense and 86 on special teams.
• In 2022 with Jacksonville, played in all 17 games with 11 yards and had a career high-tying 6 receptions for the 3^rd consecutive season, for 42 yards…Participated in 427 snaps on offense and 155 on special teams plays...Played in both of the Jaguars' postseason games with one start;
• In 2021, played in all 17 games with 10 starts…Recorded a career-high 71 receiving yards on six catches (11.8-yard avg.) with one touchdown in his first season with Jacksonville…Caught a 22-yard touchdown pass at Houston (9/12).
• In his final season in Carolina in 2020, played in 16 games with a career-high 12 starts…Set a career-high with 6 receptions, for 52 yards…Caught a 17-yard pass vs. Arizona (10/4).
• In 2019, played in 15 games with 6 start, primarily as a blocking tight end…Helped Christian McCaffrey rush for 1,387 yards, the 3rd most in the NFL…Caught one pass for 11 yards, at Atlanta (12/8).
• In 2018, Manhertz played in all 16 games with 4 starts…Caught 2 passes for 52 yards, including a career-long 50-yarder for a touchdown on a pass from McCaffrey vs. New Orleans (12/17).
• In 2017, played in all 16 games with 4 starts, finishing with 2 catches for 17.
• In his debut season in 2016, spent time with both New Orleans (4 weeks) and Carolina (10 weeks), totaling 7 games with 2 starts)…Caught one pass for 10 yards and appeared in 55 offensive snaps and 68 special-teams snaps…Made his NFL debut and first career start for the Saints at the Giants (9/18)…Caught his first career pass, a 10-yarder vs. Atlanta (12/24).

COLLEGE:

• Did not play football at Canisius College, where he was a 4-year basketball player (2010-14) at Canisius College…Played in 116 games with 94 starts and averaged 6.5 points and 6.8 rebounds per game…Finished 4th in school history with 789 rebounds…Led the team in rebounding in 3 consecutive seasons as a sophomore (2011-12), junior (2012-13) and senior (2013-14)…Transitioned to football after leaving Canisius.

PERSONAL:

• Health and wellness major…Four-year letterman in basketball at Cardinal Spellman High School in The Bronx…Became the 4^th male player in school history to score 1,000 points…Son of John and Durline Manhertz…Has 3 brothers, Jason, John and Omari…Born in The Bronx.