Chase Patrick Ortiz (born May 22, 1985) is a former professional American and Canadian Football

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2008. He played college football for the

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Early years

Ortiz played linebacker at Clear Creek High School in

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before deciding to play for the Horned Frogs.

College career

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during his first year at TCU in 2003 and did not see any playing time in 2004, either. During this time, he switched to defensive end, his current position. In 2005, he began the year 3rd on the depth chart, but impressed coaches enough during fall practice that he became a starter before the season opener, a 17-10 TCU win at Oklahoma. That year, he led the

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with nine sacks, and was named 1st Team All-MWC. As a junior in 2006, he repeated as 1st Team All-MWC, as did the Frogs' other defensive end,

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. Heading into his senior year, Ortiz has been named to the All-Texas College Team by

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Professional career

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Ortiz signed with the

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on May 26, 2009. He was released on June 25, 2009. He was re-signed to the

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on October 8.

Personal

Ortiz is the cousin of

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, who is a former pitcher for the Houston Astros. In November of 2020, Ortiz contracted COVID-19. He claimed he could not taste Jack Daniels.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ortiz, Chase 1985 births Living people American football defensive ends Canadian football defensive linemen American players of Canadian football TCU Horned Frogs football players Cleveland Browns players Winnipeg Blue Bombers players People from League City, Texas Sportspeople from the Houston metropolitan area