Thomas Anthony Hollowell (born April 8, 1981) is the current coach for defensive ends at Wake Forest. He was also the defensive ends and outside linebackers for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, the linebackers coach for the Youngstown State Penguins under head coach Bo Pelini and before that a graduate assistant coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Hollowell entered the

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in 2004, signing as an

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with the

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. He played on special teams for four games with the Giants his

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season. In 2005, he saw time on the active roster of the

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and the practice rosters of the Giants and the

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. He attended

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s in 2006 and 2007. He signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the

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on November 16, 2007.

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Nebraska Cornhuskers player bioEdmonton Eskimos player pageCoastal Carolina Chanticleers profileMichigan State Spartans profileWake Forest Demon Deacons profile
1981 births Living people Players of American football from Bell County, Texas People from Copperas Cove, Texas American football linebackers Nebraska Cornhuskers football players New York Giants players New York Jets players Miami Dolphins players Chicago Bears players Denver Broncos players Players of Canadian football from Texas Canadian football linebackers Edmonton Elks players Nebraska Cornhuskers football coaches 21st-century American sportsmen Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football coaches Michigan State Spartans football coaches Wake Forest Demon Deacons football coaches {{linebacker-1980s-stub