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However, the team would unfortunately fall earlier than expected in the Divisional Round against a potent Colts offense led by Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James and Marvin Harrison. The impressive play from guys like Holmes, Tony Gonzalez, Trent Green and Dante Hall led the Chiefs to a surprising 13-3 season under head coach Dick Vermeil. Priest Holmes' 2003 season was simply unforgettable 👏 #ChiefsKingdom /hP8aIlV2n6 Running for 1,420 yards, Holmes scored a then league-record 27 touchdowns – a mark soon broken by Shaun Alexander and later LaDainian Tomlinson – joining Emmitt Smith as the only running backs to score 20 or more touchdowns in consecutive seasons. However, it’s the 2003 season that will likely go down as the peak of Holmes’ terrific career. This despite missing the final two games of the season with a hip injury. For the second straight season, the 5-foot-9 back totaled over 2,100 yards from scrimmage as the AP Offensive Player of the Year.

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He also got much more involved in the passing game with 642 yards receiving and totaled 10 touchdowns on the year.įollowing his first Pro Bowl season, Holmes came back even more dominant in 2002 with a career-high 1,615 rushing yards and a league-high 21 rushing touchdowns. In 2001, Holmes led the league with 1,555 rushing yards and was the only undrafted running back to ever do so until Arian Foster also accomplished the feat in 2010. Priest Holmes’ career took off in the early 2000s as he became one of the best backs in the league with the Kansas City Chiefs. What he did over the ensuing years made him worth every penny. Still, Holmes helped contribute to a team that went on to win Super Bowl XXXV.Īfter making a little over one million dollars in his first four NFL seasons combined, Holmes moved on from Baltimore to join the Kansas City Chiefs on a five-year, $8.4 million deal.

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Better health would allow Holmes to play a full season in 2000, but just like in college, he was passed over as the starter by rookie Jamal Lewis. While he rushed for over 500 yards in 1999, a knee injury derailed most of Holmes’ season, as he carried the ball just 89 times in nine games. Despite starting the campaign as the Ravens’ third-string back, he would take over as a starter early in the season, rushing for over 1,000 yards while adding an additional 260 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. However, Holmes emerged with a surprising season in 1998. He saw action in seven games his rookie year, primarily on special teams. However, modest rushing totals, a prior knee injury and being unseated as Texas’ top running back hurt his draft case coming out of college.Īfter going undrafted in 1997, Holmes joined the Baltimore Ravens where he began his career as a fourth-string running back. #ThisIsTexas #HookEm #Big12Championship /pCWX7CTqKC Priest Holmes goes off on Nebraska in the Big 12 Championship Game. His best performance came in the inaugural Big 12 championship game as Holmes ran for 120 yard s and three touchdowns in the Longhorns’ upset of Nebraska. Holmes still found his way onto the field for Texas as he scored 13 touchdowns in his senior year. He would return for the Longhorns in 1996, but the injury opened the door for young Ricky Williams who had burst onto the scene the year prior and maintained the starting job as a sophomore. Just as things were looking up for Holmes, he took a step back, missing the entire 1995 season with a torn ACL. #TBT 1994: Priest Holmes vs North Carolina /nPNj62eGo8 His best performance came on the biggest stage, as the future NFL star ran for 161 yards and four touchdowns as the MVP of the Sun Bowl. However, Holmes would finally break through in his junior season, rushing for 524 yards and five touchdowns.

The start to his Longhorns’ career was a slow one, as he played in seven games each between his freshman and sophomore seasons, earning just 73 carries for 428 yards in his first two years. The talented running back would stay home for college, attending the University of Texas from 1992-1996. Priest Holmes stayed in state to play college football with the Texas Longhorns. The running back finished his John Marshall career with 4,080 rushing yards. As a senior, Holmes led his team to a state runner-up finish as he ran for over 2,000 yards. He would go on to attend John Marshall High School where his name first became known. Holmes was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas and raised in San Antonio by his mother and his stepfather who was an aircraft technician at Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio.

But still, Holmes left his mark as one of the most talented backs to play in his era. Unfortunately, injuries derailed what could have been an even more productive and legendary career.

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