Kelly Holcomb Bryan Kelly Holcomb ( born July 9 , 1973 ) is a former American football quarterback of the National Football League . He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 1995 . He played college football at Middle Tennessee State . Holcomb also was a member of the Indianapolis Colts , Cleveland Browns , Buffalo Bills , Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings . Early years and family life . Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville , Tennessee , and was a student and a lettered in football as a quarterback , baseball as a shortstop , and basketball and led his football team to the 1990 Tennessee State Championship . He and his wife Jessi have six children , Bekette Joseph born May 21 , 1999 , Kayla Robyn born October 2 , 2001 , and Shayne Kelly born December 12 , 2004 , Haylee Jessica born September 30 , 2006 , and twins born about 2 months ahead of time on October 6 , 2009 . Brendan James was born at 7 : 54 A . M at 3 pounds 12 ounces and Elijah Cooper born at 8 : 15 A . M at 3 pounds 14 ounces . College career . Holcomb played college football at Middle Tennessee State University . During his freshman season in 1991 , his near - perfect performance versus then No . 1 ranked Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium versus a secondary that featured future NFL players Terrell Buckley and Clifton Abraham put him on the map . For the day , Holcomb completed 20 of 28 passes for 188 yards in his first college start . Professional career . NFL Europe . Holcomb was quarterback for the now - defunct Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 1996 . Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Holcomb spent the 1995 season on the Buccaneers practice squad . He was released in 1996 , as the Buccaneers opted to go with Scott Milanovich as the team ' s No . 3 quarterback . Indianapolis Colts . Holcomb was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a street free - agent in 1996 . His first season he didn ' t play a regular season game . In 1997 a disappointing season , Holcomb played five games and started one in which he threw only one touchdown and eight interceptions . Holcomb never saw action in a regular season game for the Colts again . Cleveland Browns . A backup to Peyton Manning of Indianapolis , Holcomb was cut in the 2000 off - season to be allowed to compete for the starting job with the Cleveland Browns , following Bruce Arians who left as the QB coach of the Colts to become the offensive coordinator of the Browns . The Browns had drafted Tim Couch with the number 1 pick in the 1999 draft . During their time in Cleveland , Holcomb occasionally outshined the former number one pick . In his first season as a Brown , Holcomb played in only one game which he completed seven of twelve passes for 114 yards and a passing touchdown . In Holcomb ' s second season he played in four games and started two games in which he threw eight touchdowns and four interceptions with 790 passing yards and a strong play - off performance in a loss to the Steelers where he threw for 429 yards and three touchdowns . In 2003 , his third season , he had more playing time playing ten games and starting eight of them . He replaced Tim Couch as starting quarterback during that season . In that season he threw ten touchdowns and twelve interceptions . In his final season as a Brown Jeff Garcia replaced him as starting quarterback . Holcomb only played in four games and started two of them in which he threw seven touchdowns and five interceptions with 737 yards passing . Buffalo Bills . Holcomb went to the Buffalo Bills before the 2005 season . He started half of the games in his first season as a Bill while J . P . Losman started the other half . Holcomb threw ten touchdowns and eight interceptions with 1 , 509 passing yards that season . In Holcomb ' s second and final season as a Bill he didn ' t play a regular season game the whole season . Philadelphia Eagles . He was traded on March 26 , 2007 to the Philadelphia Eagles with Takeo Spikes for Darwin Walker and a conditional 2008 draft pick . However , Holcomb never played a regular season game as an Eagle and was quickly traded . Minnesota Vikings . On August 27 , 2007 , the Philadelphia Eagles traded Holcomb to the Minnesota Vikings for a sixth round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft . Holcomb played and started three games that season throwing two touchdowns and an interception with 515 passing yards . After the 2007 season , the Vikings then went on to release him on February 27 , 2008 . Retirement . On July 7 , 2008 , it was announced that Holcomb would retire from the NFL . Memorable moments . A Wild Card game against Pittsburgh in January 2003 saw Holcomb , playing for the Browns , become the third quarterback in playoff history to throw for more than 400 yards . He finished the game with 429 yards , a new postseason record for a regulation game . Broadcasting career . In 2008 , Holcomb joined his alma mater Middle Tennessee as the color commentator for the Blue Raider Radio Network . In addition , Holcomb has broadcast the TSSAA Blue Cross Bowl and was a broadcast member of the Music City Bowl Preview . External links .