finalyear debutyear statvalue finalteam birth_date heightin heightft undraftedyear number image college statlabel debutteam name birth_place nfl weight position article_title
2007 1997 8,172 4.6 86 kansas city chiefs 7 october 1973 9 5 1997 33 , 31 priest holmes speaks with soldiers cropped.jpg texas rushing yards rushing average touchdowns baltimore ravens priest holmes fort smith , arkansas hol627237 213 running back priest holmes

priest holmes

priest anthony holmes -lrb- born october 7 , 1973 -rrb- is a former american football running back who played eleven seasons in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- .
he played college football for the university of texas .
he was signed by the baltimore ravens as an undrafted free agent in 1997 .
holmes earned a super bowl ring with the ravens in super bowl xxxv .
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 .
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 .
holmes sat out the 2006 season with a neck injury , and after a brief comeback attempt in 2007 retired from the nfl .
holmes was also inducted into the university of texas hall of honor , and the texas high school sports hall of fame in 2007 .
