Lamar Holmes (born July 8, 1989) is an American former professional
football
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offensive tackle
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. He was selected by the
Atlanta Falcons
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in the third round of the
2012 NFL draft
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. Holmes played
college football
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at
Southern Miss
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.
Early life
Holmes is from
Gastonia, North Carolina
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and attended
Hunter Huss High School
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.
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
Holmes was selected by the
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...
in the third round (91st pick overall) of the
2012 NFL draft
The 2012 NFL draft was the 77th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players for their rosters. The draft, which is officially called the "NFL Player Selection Meeting", was held ...
. On September 8, 2013, Holmes played his first career start at
right tackle
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against the
New Orleans Saints
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.
Holmes played in all 16 games with 15 starts seeing time at both right and left tackle. Holmes blocked for an offense that averaged 343.1 total yards per game in 2013, including 283.8 passing yards per game, which was the second-highest average in club history.
Holmes started at right tackle and blocked for an offense that set a franchise record for total yards with 568 yards against the
New Orleans Saints
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on September 7, 2014. Holmes started and helped block for an offense that scored 56 points (2nd most in team history) and recorded 488 total yards against the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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on September 18, 2014. On December 5, 2015 Holmes was released with an injury settlement.
Detroit Lions
On February 12, 2016, Holmes signed with the
Detroit Lions
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. On May 13, 2016, the Lions released Holmes.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Holmes played in seven games, all starts, for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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in 2017.
References
External links
*
Atlanta Falcons bio
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1989 births
Living people
American football offensive tackles
Canadian football offensive linemen
Players of Canadian football from North Carolina
Atlanta Falcons players
Itawamba Indians football players
Sportspeople from Gastonia, North Carolina
Players of American football from Gaston County, North Carolina
Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players
Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Detroit Lions players