A well-traveled defensive back, Shemar Bartholomew has fought through waiver claims and practice squad stops to keep his NFL career alive with Green Bay.
Shemar Bartholomew's road to the Packers has run through Northwestern State, Georgia Southern, the Jets, Panthers, Vikings and now Green Bay. His persistence has kept him on rosters even without a clear starting role, and the Packers gave him his latest opportunity late in the 2025 season.
Path to the league
Bartholomew played five seasons at Northwestern State before transferring to Georgia Southern for his final year of eligibility in 2023. He went undrafted in 2024 and signed with the New York Jets, who waived him after training camp before the Carolina Panthers claimed him off waivers.
Career highlights
At Georgia Southern in 2023, Bartholomew recorded 38 tackles and 14 pass breakups across 13 appearances, earning second-team All-Sun Belt honors. He also earned all-conference recognition at Northwestern State, picking up third-team All-Southland honors in 2019 and second-team honors in 2021.
2025 season recap
Bartholomew opened the 2025 season with the Panthers before a brief stint on Minnesota's practice squad in November. Green Bay signed him to its practice squad on December 2, 2025, and promoted him to the active roster on December 30, and across the season he totaled 7 tackles and 2 pass deflections in 6 games.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Shemar Bartholomew
- ESPN: Shemar Bartholomew
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
1 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | packers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | panthers | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- Georgia Southern
- Hometown
- Houston, TX, USA
- Age
- 26
- Status
- active
