Chris Manhertz

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#85

Experience: 10 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 33

Weight: 235 lbs

College: Canisius College

2024 SEASON

REC

3
YDS

30
AVG

10
TDS

1

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Receiving

YEAR	TEAM	G	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	1st	1st%	20+	40+
2024	New York Giants	17	3	30	10	16	1	2	66.7	0	0
2023	Denver Broncos	16	2	16	8	10	0	1	50	0	0
2022	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	6	42	7	21	0	2	33.3	1	0
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	6	71	11.8	22	1	4	66.7	1	0
2020	Carolina Panthers	16	6	52	8.7	17	0	1	16.7	0	0
2019	Carolina Panthers	15	1	11	11	11	0	1	100	0	0
2018	Carolina Panthers	16	2	52	26	50	1	1	50	1	1
2017	Carolina Panthers	16	2	17	8.5	11	0	1	50	0	0
2016	Carolina Panthers	4	1	10	10	10	0	1	100	0	0
2016	New Orleans Saints	3
TOTAL		137	29	301	10.4	50	3	14	48.3	3	1

Kick Return

YEAR	TEAM	G	RET	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	20+	40+	FC	FUM
2024	New York Giants	17
2023	Denver Broncos	16	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2020	Carolina Panthers	16
2019	Carolina Panthers	15
2018	Carolina Panthers	16
2017	Carolina Panthers	16
2016	Carolina Panthers	4
2016	New Orleans Saints	3
TOTAL		137	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

YEAR	TEAM	G	FUM	LOST	FF	OWN FR	OPP FR	TD
2024	New York Giants	17	0	0	0
2023	Denver Broncos	16			0
2022	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	17	0	0		1
2020	Carolina Panthers	16
2019	Carolina Panthers	15
2018	Carolina Panthers	16
2017	Carolina Panthers	16
2016	Carolina Panthers	4
2016	New Orleans Saints	3
TOTAL		137	0	0	0	1	0	0

Defense

YEAR	TEAM	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
2024	New York Giants	17	1	1	0	0	0	0
2023	Denver Broncos	16	1	1	0	0	0	0
2022	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2021	Jacksonville Jaguars	17
2020	Carolina Panthers	16
2019	Carolina Panthers	15
2018	Carolina Panthers	16
2017	Carolina Panthers	16
2016	Carolina Panthers	4
2016	New Orleans Saints	3
TOTAL		137	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Biography

Has played in 137 regular-season games with 64 starts for New Orleans, Carolina, Jacksonville, Denver, and the Giants, and in two postseason games with one starts for the Jaguars…Totals include 29 receptions for 301 yards and 3 touchdowns, including a 51-yarder.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Has played in 137 regular-season games with 64 starts for New Orleans, Carolina, Jacksonville, Denver, and the Giants, and in two postseason games with one starts for the Jaguars…Totals include 29 receptions for 301 yards and 3 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 first season with the Giants in 2024, played all 17 games with 11 starts…Caught 3 passes for 30 yards and one touchdown…Played 342 snaps on offense and 165 on special teams.
In his only season in Denver in 2023, played in 16 games with two 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 third 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 6 catches (11.8-yard avg.) with 1 touchdown in his first season with Jacksonville.
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.
In 2019, played in 15 games with six starts, primarily as a blocking tight end…Caught 1 pass for 11 yards.
In 2018, Manhertz played in all 16 games with four starts…Caught 2 passes for 52 yards, including a career-long 50-yarder for a touchdown.
In 2017, played in all 16 games with four starts, finishing with 2 catches for 17 yards.
In his debut season in 2016, spent time with both New Orleans (four weeks) and Carolina (10 weeks), totaling seven games with two starts…Caught one pass for 10 yards and appeared in 55 offensive snaps and 68 special-teams snaps.

COLLEGE

Did not play football at Canisius College, where he was a 4-year basketball player (2010-14)…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 three consecutive seasons)…Transitioned to football after leaving Canisius.

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY

Attended the United Way of New York City's Gridiron Gala event at Glasshouses in NYC, which raised more than $2 million for UWNYC programming… Attended the Bronx Community Foundation's Inaugural Gala and Assets Awards. Manhertz is a Bronx Native and supports the Bronx Community Foundation's work to provide all residence with resources through community, equity and justice, economic security and health… Attended the kickoff event for the new Bronx Giants program, an expansion of the Far Rockaway and Harlem Giants programs that work to improve police-community relations through flag football while providing tutoring and mentorship… After the team practice in Germany prior to the Sunday game, met with the 120 students that participated in the NFL Flag clinic… Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL

Health and wellness major…Four-year letterman in basketball at Cardinal Spellman High School in The Bronx…Became the fourth 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.

MAIN TRANSACTION

Originally signed by the Buffalo Bills on 12/30/14.
Waived by Buffalo on 8/19/15.
Signed by the New Orleans Saints on 8/24/15.
Waived by New Orleans on 9/5/15 and signed to the Saints' practice squad on 9/7/15.
Signed to a reserve/futures contract by New Orleans on 1/5/16
Waived by New Orleans on 10/15/16 and awarded off waivers to the Carolina Panthers on 10/17/16.
Signed as a free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars on 3/17/21.
Signed as a free agent by the Denver Broncos on 3/15/23.
Released by Denver on 3/8/24.
Signed as a free agent by the Giants on 3/15/24.
Re-signed with the Giants on 3/9/25.

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