Nick Holz (born March 26, 1984) is an American professional

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coach and former player who is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and has previously been a coach with the

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, and

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Early life

Holz was born on March 26, 1984, in

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. He grew up in

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, and attended De La Salle High School in

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, where he was teammates with

Maurice Jones-Drew Maurice Christopher Jones-Drew (born March 23, 1985), often called "MJD", is an American former professional American football, football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons. He played college foot ...

and

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. Holz played football as a

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at De La Salle and was named the team's Most Inspirational Player as a

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, helping them win the state championship while having 10 receptions for 93 yards. Holz was a

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with the

. He

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in 2002, saw no action in 2003, and then became the team's starting holder in 2004, a position Holz stayed in for his final three years. Holz became known as the holder for Mason Crosby for three years and was the first three-year holder at Colorado in 20 years. He caught his only three career passes for 29 yards in 2006 and won The Regiment Award for being the Colorado player with the "greatest contribution with the least recognition."

Coaching career

After having graduated from Colorado following the 2006 season, Holz joined the

in 2007 as a video intern and offensive quality control coach, having a connection to head coach Bill Callahan, whose son Holz was teammates with back in high school. The following year, he became an offensive and operations assistant with the

; Holz was also an assistant quarterbacks coach, working with

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. After four years at Stanford, Holz became an offensive assistant with the

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(later

) of the

(NFL) in 2012. He was able to coach his high school teammate Maurice Jones-Drew in the 2014 season. Holz was one of only two assistant coaches retained in 2015 and became offensive quality control coach. He became the assistant wide receivers coach in 2017, returned to offensive quality control coach in 2018, and became assistant wide receivers coach a second time in 2021. In 2022, Holz was hired as

of the

. He returned to the NFL in 2023 when he was hired as passing game coordinator of the

, replacing Jim Bob Cooter. On February 5, 2024, Holz was hired as offensive coordinator for the

References

External links

Tennessee Titans profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holz, Nick 1984 births Living people American football wide receivers De La Salle High School (Concord, California) alumni Colorado Buffaloes football players Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches Stanford Cardinal football coaches Oakland Raiders coaches Las Vegas Raiders coaches UNLV Rebels football coaches Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Tennessee Titans coaches Coaches of American football from California Players of American football from Walnut Creek, California NFL offensive coordinators