In the 1998 season with the Ravens, Holmes rushed for over 1,000 yards (leading the team in rushing) including one 200-plus yard game, the highest single game total of the season. On September 6, 1998, Holmes had six carries for 23 rushing yards and caught two p*es for four receiving yards during a 20-13 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Head coach Ted Marchibroda named Holmes the third running back on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Errict Rhett and Jay Graham. He appeared in seven games as a rookie in 1997.ĭuring training camp in 1998, Holmes competed to be the starting running back after the departures of Bam Morris and Earnest Byner.
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On September 24, 1997, Holmes made his professional regular season debut as part of the special teams unit during a 38-10 victory at the Tennessee Oilers in Week 4. Holmes spent his entire rookie season as the Baltimore Ravens' fourth-string running back, behind Bam Morris, Earnest Byner, and Jay Graham.
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Professional career Baltimore RavensĪfter graduating from college, he joined Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He had previously used his middle name, Anthony. During college, Holmes began going by his first name, Priest. He rushed for a career total of 1,276 yards and 20 touchdowns, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. In Holmes' final two seasons, Texas posted a record of 16-9, finishing ranked in the top 25 each season. Entering the game with a 7-4 record against third-ranked Nebraska, Texas upset the Cornhuskers 37-27, with Holmes rushing for 120 yards and three touchdowns. Holmes's biggest moment came in the inaugural Big 12 Championship Game. Relegated to third string behind Williams and Shon Mitchell, Holmes scored 13 touchdowns despite carrying the ball only 59 times. Holmes missed the 1995 season with a knee injury, allowing for the emergence of future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams as the starter. He rushed for 524 yards and five touchdowns, and was named MVP of the 1994 Sun Bowl after rushing for 161 yards and four touchdowns in a win against North Carolina. After starting two games and averaging over five yards per carry for the second straight season as a sop*re, Holmes received more significant playing time as a junior. He played in the final seven games of his freshman season, Mackovic's first as head coach, rushing for 114 yards against Houston. Holmes attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1992 to 1996, playing the entire time for John Mackovic.
As a senior in 1991, Holmes rushed for 2,061 yards, and led his team to a runner-up finish in the state championship game, losing to Odessa Permian. Holmes later attended John Marshall High School, where he became a starter for head coach David Visentine. Holmes, who had idolized Dallas Cowboys' running back Tony Dorsett growing up, developed his own elusive running style while playing street football with the children in his neighborhood. Working with much older men for 12 hours a day, six days a week, Holmes learned the work ethic that later shaped him as a football player. When he was 13, Holmes spent a summer in Detroit, Michigan, working for his grandfather's lawn care service. Holmes was raised in a military household as his stepfather was an aircraft technician at Kelly Air Force Base for 20 years. He was raised in San Antonio, Texas by his mother Norma, and stepfather Herman Morris. Although he carries the last name of his biological father, he never met the man, only seeing him for the first time at his funeral. 5.1 Kansas City Chiefs franchise records.
He was inducted to the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame in 2014. Holmes was also inducted into the University of Texas Hall of Honor and the Texas High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. Holmes sat out the 2006 season with a neck injury, and after a brief comeback attempt in 2007 retired from the NFL.
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During his seven-year stint with the Chiefs, Holmes was a three-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowl selection and was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2002. After rushing for just over 2,000 yards in four seasons in Baltimore, Holmes experienced breakout success after signing with the Kansas City Chiefs as a free agent in 2001. Holmes earned a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens in their 2000 Super Bowl *V victory over the New York Giants. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997. He played college football for the University of Texas at Austin. Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973) is a former American football running back who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
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