PRIEST HOLMES #31

Position	Running Back
Height	5-9
Weight	213
Years Experience	11
Birthdate	10/7/1973
Hometown	San Antonio, TX
College	Texas
Current status	Reserve - Retired
Games Started	82
Games Played	113

Pro Career

Three-time Pro Bowl running back enjoyed a stellar five-year run with Kansas City from 2001-05 … Suffered an injury to his head and neck when he sustained a blow to the helmet from Chargers LB Shawne Merriman at San Diego (10/30/05) ... That injury sidelined him the final nine games of the 2005 season and all of the 2006 campaign … Was nothing short of sensational during his tenure in a Kansas City uniform after signing with the Chiefs with virtually no national fanfare as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore on April 21, 2001 … Unquestionably one of the most electrifying, exciting and productive performers to ever wear a Kansas City uniform … Compiled a distinguished resume that will someday likely land his name on the facade of Arrowhead Stadium as a member of the Chiefs Hall of Fame … Although injuries cost him 17 games over the last two seasons, still registered 1,341 rushing yards and 20 TDs in the 15 regular season contests he saw duty in from 2004-05 … Missed the final eight contests of 2004 with a strained MCL in his right knee at Tampa Bay (11/7/04). At the time of that injury, was leading the NFL in both rushing yards (833) and scoring (84) ... Displayed the ability to bounce back from medical setbacks throughout his football career … Whether it was overcoming a torn ACL at the University of Texas in ‘95, a sprained MCL with Baltimore in ‘99 or a right hip injury with Kansas City in 2002, always came back seemingly even better than before after all of those maladies … Underwent a procedure to remove some soft tissue and loose fragments from his hip (3/25/03) and resumed his record-breaking ways in 2003 … After his season-ending knee injury in 2004, came back with a flourish in 2005, bursting into the secondary for a 35-yard jaunt on just his second carry of the season vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/11/05) ... Despite the aforementioned litany of ailments in recent seasons, clearly established himself as one of the most prolific individual offensive performers in the proud history of the Chiefs franchise … During his 61 regular season games in a Kansas City uniform, was undoubtedly one of the most accomplished individual performers in the proud history of the Chiefs franchise … Owns 10 different Chiefs career records, including marks for rushing yards (5,933), total TDs (83), rushing TDs (76) and 100-yard rushing games (24) ... Also holds eight different Kansas City single-season records … Notable single-season Chiefs standards established by Holmes include marks for points (162 in 2003), receptions by a running back (74 in 2003) and yards from scrimmage (2,287 in 2002) ... In addition to holding a plethora of Kansas City records, finished near the top of the charts in a host of other areas in both NFL and Chiefs history … Piled up points at a prolific pace during his Kansas City tenure, owning 498 points with the Chiefs, the third-highest tally in team history … Registered 66 total TDs over a three-year period from 2002-04, the second-highest total in NFL history over a three-year span … His 48 rushing TDs from 2002-03 also established the best two-year total in league annals in that category … Ranks 14th in NFL lore with 86 career rushing TDs … Registered nine games during his NFL career with three or more rushing TDs and was just one more contest away from tying the league mark for such games held by Hall of Fame RB Jim Brown (10) ... Owns a total of 12 games in which he scored three or more total TDs (rushing and receiving), including a pair of contests with four rushing TDs … Ranks fourth in team history with 2,360 receiving yards and was just 470 yards away from surpassing FB Kimble Anders (2,829) for the highest total ever assembled by a Kansas City running back … Meanwhile, his 246 receptions are the third-highest total produced by a Chiefs RB and are the 10th-highest tally by any player in franchise history … Stands second in Kansas City with 8,293 yards from scrimmage, a mark he held until TE Tony Gonzalez (8,724) overtook him in 2006 … No matter how you measure it, was simply one of the NFL’s most productive all-around players after his arrival in Kansas City in 2001 … From 2001-06, no running back in the league averaged more yards from scrimmage per game than Holmes (136.0) or rushing yards per game (97.3) ... Incredibly, Holmes averaged 8.9 more scrimmage yards per game since 2001 than his next-closest competitor, San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (127.1) ... Racked up a franchise-record 2,287 yards from scrimmage in 2002 alone, the ninth-highest seasonal mark in NFL history … Owns 31 career regular season 100-yard rushing games, including 24 with Kansas City, a mark that is tied with RB Larry Johnson for the most in franchise history … Holmes’ teams went 22-9 (7-0 with Baltimore, 15-9 with Kansas City) when he topped the 100-yard rushing plateau in regular season play … Also had a 100-yard rushing effort in postseason play with the Chiefs … Ranks 37th on the NFL’s all-time rushing yardage chart with 8,035 yards … Rattled off three 1,000-yard rushing campaigns as a member of the Chiefs, making him the only player in franchise history to compile three or more 1,000-yard campaigns … Piled up 1,420 rushing yards in 2003 after setting a franchise record and earning NFL Offensive Player of the Year honors from the Associated Press with a 1,615-yard effort in just 14 games in 2002 … His 3,170 ground yards from 2001-02 were by far the highest two-year total in Chiefs history until Johnson topped that mark with 3,539 yards from 2005-06 … Led the NFL in rushing with 1,555 yards in 2001 … Topped the 1,000-yard barrier a total of four times in his career, including a 1,008-yard effort with Baltimore in ‘98 … Always seemed to find a way to move the chains, owning Chiefs records for rushes of 10+ yards in a career (186), season (53 in 2002) and game (10 at Oakland 12/9/01) ... Produced the fourth-highest single-game rushing performance in team history with a 197-yard outburst at Seattle (11/24/02) ... Talented Texan was truly a humble competitor who typically preferred to credit his blockers for much of his success … Despite frequently shunning the spotlight, was still a supremely confident all-around performer whose passion and enthusiasm for the game rubbed off on his teammates … Simply provided Kansas City with a true home-run hitter in the backfield, regardless of how you describe his style … Was truly a threat to take the ball all the way every time he touched the pigskin, but some of his more remarkable runs came when he inexplicably turned would-be losses into gains … Was also truly appreciative of his teammates … Along with 12-time Pro Bowl G Will Shields, actually invited the whole squad to join them for the Pro Bowl in Honolulu after he earned his initial berth to that squad following the 2001 campaign … Provided Kansas City with a multi-purpose threat out of the backfield, making him a key cog in the Chiefs offensive setup … Along with Abner Haynes, Joe Delaney and Tony Reed was one of just four players in franchise annals to register a 100-yard double-double (100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving) and was the only player in Chiefs history to own two such games … In total, he registered five career 100-yard receiving games in a KC uniform, sharing the Chiefs RB record with Haynes … Broke his own Chiefs single-season receiving record for RBs in 2003 with 74 catches for 690 yards … Former rookie free agent initially made a name for himself in Baltimore as an accomplished pass catcher, hauling in a franchise-record 13 passes in a single game for the Ravens in ‘98 … Became the first Ravens runner to ever post a 1,000-yard season when he piled up 1,008 yards in ‘98 … Accepted a reduced role in Baltimore in 2000 to allow Jamal Lewis to blossom, which helped pave the way for the Ravens march to a victory in Super Bowl XXXV … Saw action in 109 career regular season games with 80 starts … Owned 1,734 carries for 8,035 yards (4.6 avg.) with 86 TDs, as well as 334 receptions for 2,945 yards (8.8 avg.) and eight TDs … Was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week six times, getting that honor five times with the Chiefs and once with the Ravens … Was also named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in October of both 2002 and 2004 … Was responsible for 555 first downs in his career, gaining 465 with Kansas City and 90 during his tenure in Baltimore … Also returned five kickoffs for 51 yards and added seven special teams tackles … Owned three career pass attempts with one INT … Played in five postseason games (two starts), amassing 42 carries for 221 yards (5.3 avg.) with two TDs …. Saw action in four postseason games with the Ravens including a start in Super Bowl XXXV vs. the N.Y. Giants (1/28/01).

Transactions: Signed a four-year contract extension with Kansas City (9/3/03) ... Signed a five-year contract with Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent from Baltimore (4/21/01) ... Resigned with Baltimore (6/9/00) ... Originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Baltimore in ‘97.

2006

Kansas City (2001-06): Started 61 games in six seasons with the Chiefs … Carried the ball 1,275 times for 5,933 yards (4.7 avg.) with 76 TDs and had 246 receptions for 2,360 yards (9.6 avg.) with seven TDs … Also owned two pass attempts … In one postseason start, produced 24 carries for 176 yards (7.3 avg.) with two TDs to go with five receptions for 32 yards.

2006: Was placed on the Physically-Unable-to-Perform List on August 28th with a neck injury and missed the entire season.

2005

Started seven games at RB and was inactive for one contest … Rushed 119 times for 451 yards (3.8 avg.) with six TDs and caught 21 passes for 197 yards (9.4 avg.) with a TD … Carried the ball 22 times for 85 yards with one TD and caught one pass for five yards vs. the N.Y. Jets (9/11). Registered a 35-yard run on his second carry of the day, his longest run since having a 56-yard jaunt at Denver (12/15/02) ... Produced 19 carries for 75 yards with a TD at Oakland (9/18) ... Carried the ball 18 times for 84 yards with one TD and recorded five receptions for 24 yards vs. Philadelphia (10/2), registering his 1,466th attempt from scrimmage to surpass RB Ed Podolak (1,445) for the highest total in Chiefs history … Caught five passes for 100 yards with a 60-yard TD vs. Washington (10/16), marking the third-longest catch of his career. It was his fifth 100-yard receiving day with Kansas City, tying RB Abner Haynes for first in team history for running backs … Toted the ball 18 times for 90 yards with two TDs (five and 35 yards) at Miami (10/21). It marked the 23rd time that he had registered two or more rushing TDs with the Chiefs. Recorded his 1,261st rushing attempt to bypass RB Christian Okoye (1,246) for the most in team history … Left the game in the third quarter at San Diego (10/30) after receiving a hit from LB Shawne Merriman … Was inactive vs. Oakland (11/6) and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on November 9th.

2004

Started eight games at RB and was inactive for four contests with a strained right MCL before being placed on injured reserve on December 9th … Carried the ball 196 times for 892 yards (4.6 avg.) with 14 TDs and added 19 receptions for 187 yards (9.8 avg.) with a TD … Had five 100-yard rushing days and 27 carries of 10+ yards in 2004 … Rushed 46 times for 121 yards (2.6 avg.) with 12 TDs in the Red Zone … Carried the ball 26 times for 151 yards at Denver (9/12). Those 151 rushing yards were the most ever by a Chiefs back on Opening Day, surpassing the previous mark of 143 yards established by RB Christian Okoye vs. Atlanta (9/1/91) ... Carried the ball 32 times for 134 yards vs. Houston (9/26). Became the all-time leading rusher in Chiefs history with a seven-yard carry in the third quarter, bypassing Okoye (4,897). Did not catch a pass, snapping his string of 48 consecutive games with a reception. Also had his streak of eight consecutive games with a rushing TD snapped, a mark that is still tied as the second-longest string in team history … Rushed 33 times for 125 yards with two TDs to win AFC Offensive Player of the Week Honors at Baltimore (10/4). His 33 carries were the second-highest total of his career and his most as a member of the Chiefs. Became only the fourth RB since the AFL-NFL merger in ‘70 to reach the 5,000-yard plateau with a team in 50 games or less, doing it in his 50th contest with the Chiefs. Joined Eric Dickerson (45 games - Rams), Earl Campbell (46 games - Oilers) and Terrell Davis (50 games - Broncos) as the other backs to accomplish that feat … Had a 28-yard TD reception at Jacksonville (10/17). Recorded his 1,289th career attempt from scrimmage to bypass Okoye (1,288) for the second-highest total in team history … Rushed 22 times for 139 yards with a career-high four TDs vs. Atlanta (10/24). Those four rushing scores tied for the highest single-game rushing total in team history. Combined with RB Derrick Blaylock to become the first pair of teammates in NFL history to each score four rushing TDs in the same game. Became the sixth player in NFL history to register four rushing TDs in a half and was the fifth player in NFL history with at least two games with four or more rushing TDs … Carried the ball 32 times for 143 yards (4.5 avg.) with three TDs and caught three passes for 82 yards (27.3 avg.) to earn FedEx Ground Player of the Week vs. Indianapolis (10/31). It was his ninth career game with three or more rushing TDs, a total matched by only Jim Brown (10) and Emmitt Smith (9). Surpassed WROtis Taylor (7,467) for the most yards from scrimmage in Chiefs history in the second quarter. It was his ninth career game with three or more rushing TDs, tying RBEmmitt Smith for second in NFL history … Scored a total of seven rushing TDs vs. Atlanta and Indianapolis, the highest two-game scoring tally of his career … Totaled 106 carries for 482 yards with nine TDs and three 100-yard games to go with 10 receptions for 170 yards and a TD in October to earn AFC Player of the Month honors … Rushed 16 times for 59 yards with one TD and recorded four receptions for three yards before leaving the game in the third quarter with a strained right MCL at Tampa Bay (11/7) ... Was inactive at New Orleans (11/14), vs. New England (11/22), vs. San Diego (11/28) and at Oakland (12/5) with that injury and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on December 9th.

2003

Started 16 games at RB … Earned his third straight Pro Bowl invitation, becoming the first Chiefs RB to earn three such berths … Was named All-Pro by AP, The Sporting News and Football Digest … Earned All-NFL and All-AFC honors from Pro Football Weekly … Carried the ball 320 times for 1,420 yards (4.4 avg.) with a career-high and NFL-record 27 TDs … Had a team-high 74 catches for a career-high 690 yards (9.3 avg.) ... His 1,420 rushing yards ranked fifth in the AFC and ninth in the NFL … Those 1,420 rushing yards were also the fourth-best single-season total in team history … His 2,110 total combined yards were third in the AFC and fifth in the NFL … Led the NFL with 27 TDs and ranked second among all players with 162 points, trailing only St. Louis K Jeff Wilkins (163) ... Those 27 total TDs ranked as the best single-season total in NFL history at the time, a mark that was later surpassed by Seattle RB Shaun Alexander (28) in 2005 and San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (31) in 2006. Alexander joined Holmes, Emmitt Smith (Dallas - ‘95) and Terry Allen (Washington - ‘96) as just the fourth RB in NFL history to score more rushing TDs than any other team in the league in a season … The 27 ground scores accumulated by Holmes broke Smith’s previous NFL mark of 25 in ‘95, a total that Tomlinson (28) would surpass in 2006 … His 162 points were the highest single-season total in team history … Was fourth in the AFC and seventh in the NFL with 40 carries of 10+ yards … Had 76 carries for 235 yards (3.1 avg.) with 25 TDs to lead the NFL in Red Zone rushing … His 690 receiving yards were the highest single-season total by a RB in franchise annals and were second only to San Diego’s LaDainian Tomlinson (725) among NFL running backs on the season … His 74 catches were also the highest single-season total by a RB in team history and were the third-best tally by an NFL player at his position on the year … Joined Tomlinson and New Orleans RB Deuce McAllister as the only three RBs in the league with 1,000+ yards rushing and 500+ yards receiving … Led all NFL RBs with seven catches of 20+ yards … His 124 first downs led the NFL, as well … Posted two rushing TDs vs. San Diego (9/7) ... Had 122 rushing yards with three TDs vs. Pittsburgh (9/14) ... Had a pair of ground scores at Houston (9/21) ... Had a string of 426 touches from scrimmage (349 rushes/77 receptions) without losing a fumble dating back to a game at New England (9/22/02) snapped when he lost a fumble on his final carry in the fourth quarter vs. Denver (10/5) ... Had three rushing TDs vs. Buffalo (10/26) ... Had a two-TD performance vs. Cleveland (11/9) ... Recorded six receptions for 100 yards vs. Oakland (11/23), his fourth career 100-yard receiving day. Also became the first player in Chiefs history to eclipse the 1,000-yard rushing mark in three separate seasons … Toted the ball 31 times for a season-high 162 yards with two TDs at San Diego (11/30). Scored his 45th rushing TD with the Chiefs on a seven-yard run in the first quarter to bypass RB Marcus Allen (44) for the all-time rushing TD lead in team history … Had three ground scores vs. Detroit (12/14). Also bypassed RB Ed Podolak (4,451) to move into second on the Chiefs all-time rushing chart … Registered three rushing TDs at Minnesota (12/20) ... Produced a pair of rushing TDs vs. Chicago (12/28). Recorded a one-yard TD run in the second quarter for his 26th rushing TD of the season to bypass RB Emmitt Smith for the best single-season rushing TD total in NFL history. Scored his 27th total TD of the campaign on a two-yard run in the third quarter to surpass RB Marshall Faulk (26) for the most total TDs in a season in NFL history. That TD was also his 61st with the Chiefs to overtake WR Otis Taylor (60) for the most TDs in team history … Started an AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Indianapolis (1/11/04), rushing 24 times and setting Chiefs single-game postseason records with 176 yards, a long run of 48 yards and two TDs. Also caught five passes for 32 yards. His 208 combined net yards were the third-highest tally in Chiefs postseason history.

2002

Started 14 games at RB … Was inactive for the final two games of the year with a right hip injury … Named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press and was a consensus All-Pro selection … Was voted to the Pro Bowl, received the club’s Derrick Thomas Award as the Chiefs MVP and was named the club’s offensive captain, all for the second consecutive season … Was also named to Phil Simms’ All-Iron Team … Led the NFL with a franchise-best 2,287 total yards from scrimmage, the ninth-highest seasonal total in league history … Ranked third in the NFL with 1,615 rushing yards, the third-highest seasonal effort in franchise annals … Produced 313 carries for 1,615 yards (5.2 avg.) with 21 TDs and 70 receptions for 672 yards (9.6 avg.) with a career-best three TD catches … Led the league with 144 points and 24 total TDs … Scored a TD in a club-record 11 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in NFL annals … Ranked second in the league in Red Zone rushing with 62 carries for 214 yards and 19 TDs … Set a club record with 53 runs of 10+ yards … Led the NFL with 130 first downs (100 rush, 30 rec.) ... Toted the ball 22 times for 122 yards with a career-high four TDs at Cleveland (9/8). His four rushing TDs tied RB Abner Haynes for the most in a game in club annals … Attempted a pass to TE Tony Gonzalez vs. Jacksonville (9/15) ... Had 180 rushing yards with two TDs at New England (9/22), including a one-yard scoring plunge to send the game to OT … Produced 152 rushing yards with a TD and 81 receiving yards with a TD to win AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors at the N.Y. Jets (10/6). Scored the game-winning TD with 21 seconds remaining on a 19-yard reception. Became the quickest Chief to ever reach the 2,000-yard rushing mark, doing it in his 21st game, breaking the previous mark of 30 games established by RB Christian Okoye … Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Month accolades in October … Rushed a season-high 31 times for 104 yards with one TD vs. Buffalo (11/17), topping the 1,000-yard plateau, becoming the fastest player in Chiefs history to do so, accomplishing the feat in the season’s 10th game … Had a season-high 197 rushing yards with two TDs and a career-high 110 receiving yards with a TD at Seattle (11/24). At the time, his 197 rushing yards and 307 total yards from scrimmage were the second-highest single-game totals in team history, while his scrimmage yardage tally was the fourth-highest total in NFL history … Carried the ball 24 times for 132 yards with two TDs vs. St. Louis (12/8). It was his 11th consecutive game with a rushing TD, extending his team record for rushing TDs and consecutive games with at least one TD (rushing or receiving). It also tied for the third-longest streak of games with a rushing TD in NFL history … Rushed 18 times for 161 yards at Denver (12/15) before leaving the game in the third quarter with a right hip strain. His final run of the season was a 56-yard gain down the sideline before S Tyrone Poole tackled him from behind at the four-yard line. It was his fifth consecutive 100-yard game, a team single-season record … Was inactive vs. San Diego (12/22) and at Oakland (12/28).

2001

Started all 16 games at RB … Earned his initial Pro Bowl berth, as well as first-team All-Pro honors from AP and College and Pro Football Newsweekly … Garnered All-AFC accolades from Pro Football Weekly and Football News, as well as second-team All-AFC mention from Football Digest … Also received a spot on Howie Long’s All-Tough Guy Team … Received the club’s Derrick Thomas Award as the Chiefs MVP and was named the club’s offensive captain … Won the NFL rushing title with 327 carries for 1,555 yards (4.8 avg.) with eight TDs, breaking RB Christian Okoye’s single-season Chiefs rushing record of 1,480 yards set in ‘89, a mark that was later surpassed by Holmes (1,615) in 2002 and RB Larry Johnson (1,789) in 2006 … Joined Okoye (’89) as the only other Kansas City player to lead the NFL in rushing … Also joined Haynes who paced the AFL with 875 ground yards in ‘60 as the only other player in team history to lead the league in rushing … Became the first undrafted player to win the NFL rushing title since San Francisco’s Joe “The Jet” Perry did it in ‘54 … Accounted for 77.4% of the Chiefs total rushing yards, the highest percentage by an individual RB in team history … Also caught 62 passes for 614 yards (8.0 avg.) with two TDs … Led the NFL with 2,169 total yards from scrimmage … Led the NFL with 52 runs of 10+ yards … Tied with RB Ahman Green (Green Bay) for the league lead with 11 runs of 20+ yards … Tied for the NFL lead with seven 100-yard rushing games … Registered 101 first downs, a figure topped only by Faulk (110) in the NFL … Made his inaugural start in a Chiefs uniform vs. Oakland (9/9), producing seven carries for 21 yards … Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors after registering 225 total yards at Washington (9/30). Had 147 rushing yards with two TDs and 78 receiving yards with one score … Had a 150-yard, two-TD rushing performance vs. Pittsburgh (10/14) ... Had a season-long 41-yard run at Arizona (10/21) ... Established season highs with 30 carries for 181 yards with one TD at San Diego (11/4). His yardage tally was the highest total ever recorded by any opponent against the Chargers … Topped the career 3,000-yard mark vs. Seattle (11/25) ... Produced 100 receiving yards vs. Philadelphia (11/29), making him the first Chiefs RB to accomplish that feat since RB Todd McNair at San Diego (12/23/90) ... Earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors when he registered a season-high 277 total yards at Oakland (12/9), the highest figure in the NFL for the entire year. Had 28 rushes for 168 yards with a TD, breaking the 1,000-yard barrier in the process. Added five receptions for a season-high 109 yards (21.8 avg.), including a career-long 67-yard TD reception. His 643 yards from scrimmage over a three-game span (190 yards vs. Seattle, 176 yards vs. Philadelphia and 277 yards at Oakland) were the most in the NFL over a three-game span within one season since the late RB Walter Payton had 746 yards in November of ‘77 … Racked up 29 carries for 121 yards with a TD vs. Denver (12/16), making him the first Chiefs RB to record back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since RB Barry Word in ‘92 … Rushed 23 times for 117 yards at Seattle (1/6/02), breaking Okoye’s club single-season mark of 1,480 rushing yards on a 22-yard run in the second quarter.

2000

Baltimore (1997-00): Appeared in 48 games with 19 starts … Had 459 carries for 2,182 yards (4.6 avg.) with 10 scores … Also contributed 88 receptions for 585 yards (6.6 avg.) and one TD … Had 18 carries for 45 yards and one reception for four yards in four playoff games (one start).

2000: Played in all 16 games (two starts) ... Was the Ravens second-leading rusher, getting 137 carries for 588 yards (4.3 avg.) with two TDs … Caught 32 passes for 221 yards … Started at Pittsburgh (9/3), rushing 27 times for 119 yards … Had a season-long 21-yard rush at Washington (10/15) ... Had a season-long 27-yard reception vs. the N.Y. Jets (12/24) ... Played in all four of the club’s postseason games (one start), carrying the ball 18 times for 45 yards … Had five carries for six yards vs. Denver (12/31) ... Saw reserve duty in an AFC Divisional Playoff win at Tennessee (1/7/01) ... Produced nine carries for 31 yards (3.4 avg.) in the AFC Championship Game at Oakland (1/14/01) ... Started in Baltimore’s Super Bowl XXXV victory vs. the N.Y. Giants (1/28/01), producing four carries for eight yards.

1999

Had his season curtailed by a knee injury, playing in just nine games (four starts) ... Finished the year with 89 carries for 506 yards (5.7 avg.) with one TD, getting 412 of those yards over the final five games … Also caught 13 passes for 104 yards and a TD … Topped the 100-yard barrier in a pair of games … Did not start vs. Pittsburgh (9/19) while nursing a sprained right MCL, rushing once for two yards … Was inactive vs. Cleveland (9/26), at Atlanta (10/3) and at Tennessee (10/10) ... Did not play vs. Kansas City (10/21) or vs. Buffalo (10/31) ... Saw reserve action at Cleveland (11/7) and at Cincinnati (11/21) ... Entered the game for an injured RB Errict Rhett vs. Tennessee (12/5) after a rib injury to Rhett, registering nine totes for 100 yards, including a career-long 72-yard run … Returned to the starting lineup for the season’s final four games, beginning at Pittsburgh (12/12) when he ran 18 times for 130 yards (7.2 avg.) with a TD … Caught a 34-yard TD pass from QB Tony Banks vs. New Orleans (12/19), his first career scoring reception.

1998

Saw action in all 16 games, starting the final 13 games … Rushed 233 times for 1,008 yards with seven TDs, becoming the initial Ravens RB to hit the 1,000-yard plateau … Topped the club with 43 receptions, registering 260 yards … Also had five special teams tackles … Recorded four 100-yard rushing games and added a 99-yard effort … Got his first six NFL carries for 23 yards vs. Pittsburgh (9/6) ... Recorded a career-high four special teams tackles at Jacksonville (9/20) ... Exploded for 27 carries and 173 yards with two TDs in his first NFL start vs. Cincinnati (9/27), earning AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors … Caught a franchise-record and career-high 13 passes for 98 yards vs. Tennessee (10/11) ... Racked up 27 carries for 99 yards vs. Oakland (11/8) ... Set a career high with 227 rushing yards at Cincinnati (11/22), the highest single-game rushing total of the season in the NFL and the fourth-highest in the ‘90s. Piled up that yardage tally on a personal-best 36 carries.

1997

Played in seven games as a rookie … Finished the year with two tackles on special teams, plus a 14-yard kickoff return … Saw first career action at Tennessee (9/21), returning the opening kickoff of the second half 14 yards and recording a special teams tackle … Also had a special teams tackle vs. Seattle (12/7).

College Bio

Concluded his collegiate career at Texas with 252 carries for 1,276 yards (5.1 avg.) with 20 TDs … Bounced back in ‘96 after sitting out the ‘95 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in ‘95 spring practice … Tallied 59 carries for 324 yards with 13 TDs, the sixth-highest single-season TD total in school history as a senior in ‘96 … Ran for 120 yards and three TDs in the Big 12 Championship game over third-ranked Nebraska … Started five of 12 games, rushing 120 times for 524 yards and five TDs as a junior in ‘94 … Rushed for over 100 yards in three straight games (Pitt, Louisville and TCU), the first time since ‘80 that a UT back accomplished that feat … Started twice as a sophomore in ‘93 and put up 39 carries for 237 yards with two TDs … Played in the final seven games of the ‘92 season as a true freshman and finished with 34 carries for 191 yards … Won USA Today fabulous freshman honorable mention honors … Majored in Sport Management at Texas.

Personal Bio

• Led Marshall High School in San Antonio to the Class 5A title game with 2,031 rushing yards and 26 total TDs as a senior, despite missing four games with a deep thigh bruise.

• Earned Offensive Player of the Year honors from the San Antonio Light.

• Totaled 4,080 rushing yards in his prep career.

• Was the recipient of “The J.B. Award for Teamwork” from current CBS Sports personality James Brown at the NFL Players Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. in April of 2005.

• Purchased 10 season tickets in 2005 and invited children from Operation Breakthrough to games.

• Holmes’ father Herman Morris is a master sergeant in the Army Reserves and has served in Iraq overseeing transportation supply convoys.

• Received the 2004 Civic Leader Award from the National Consortium for Academics and Sports.

• Was honored as the Snickers Hungriest Player of the Year at Super Bowl XXXIX. As a special surprise, the award was presented by his parents, including his father who was on leave from military service in Iraq.

• Was named one of the “Top 100 Good Guys” in sports by The Sporting News in 2003.

• Coordinates many charitable efforts through his “Team Priest” program.

• Provided custom mouth pieces for 1,200 student-athletes in the Kansas City, Missouri School District through “Team Priest” in 2003.

• Named the Greater San Antonio “Sportsman of the Year” by the San Antonio Express-News in 2002.

• Has served as a national spokesperson for the National Dairy Council.

• Was honored as a top role model for youths along with Chiefs President Carl Peterson and FB Tony Richardson at the 42nd Annual Pop Warner All-American Awards in Orlando, Florida in 2002.

• Received the Special Achievement Award for Professional Athletics from the Kansas City Sports Commission in June of 2002.

• Was nominated for a 2002 ESPY in the category of “Best NFL Player,” and attended the event hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.

• Established a Chess Club at Kansas City’s Police Athletic League Center in 2002. Provided a chess tutor twice a week for the children.

• Won the Chiefs Unsung Hero Award from the NFL Players Association in 2002.

• Was depicted on the Midwest Dairy Council’s growth poster in 2002 which was distributed in a three-state area, promoting a healthy diet.

• Served as a spokesperson for the Chiefs/Price Chopper MVP Kid program in 2002 and 2003, a recognition program for middle school students.

• Hosts free summer camps for underprivileged youths in his hometown of San Antonio.

• Drove an ‘88 Ford Mustang (the same car he drove in high school) until ‘97.

• Given one of three “Father of the Year” awards by the Afro-American Newspapers during his stay in Baltimore.

• Active member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

• A supporter and benefactor of the Children’s Miracle Network and its battle against Muscular Dystrophy.

• Full name: Priest Anthony Holmes.

• Single, with three sons De’Andre (14), Jekovan (9) and Corion (5) and a daughter Jaylenn (4).

• Resides in and San Antonio, Texas.