EARL HOLMESHolmes, Earl L.Height: 6-2 Weight: 245 Born: April 28, 1973 Tallahassee, FL High School: Florida A&M University (Tallahassee, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Florida A&M | Played |
| 1993 | Florida A&M | Played |
| 1994 | Florida A&M | Played |
| 1995 | Florida A&M | Played |
| Draft: 4th round (126th overall) 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1996 PIT NFL | 50 | RILB | 3 | 1 |
| 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1997 PIT NFL | 50 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1998 PIT NFL | 50 | RILB | 14 | 14 |
| 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1999 PIT NFL | 50 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2000 PIT NFL | 50 | RILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL | 50 | LILB | 16 | 16 |
| 2002 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2002 CLE NFL | 50 | MLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL | 50 | MLB | 16 | 13 |
| 2004 Detroit Lions (NFL)2004 DET NFL | 50 | MLB | 16 | 14 |
| 2005 Detroit Lions (NFL)2005 DET NFL | 50 | MLB | 11 | 10 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 140 | 131 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/21/1996 | 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1996 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/16/1996 | 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1996 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/1/2002 | 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 4/5/2002 | 2002 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2002 CLE NFL |
| Released | 2/27/2003 | 2002 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2002 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 4/11/2003 | 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/16/2005 | 2005 Detroit Lions (NFL)2005 DET NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2006 | 2005 Detroit Lions (NFL)2005 DET NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1998 PIT NFL | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1996 PIT NFL | 1.0 | |
| 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1997 PIT NFL | 4.0 | |
| 1998 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1998 PIT NFL | 1.5 | 10,5.0 |
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2000 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11.5 | 48.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1997 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1999 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2000 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2002 CLE NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1999 PIT NFL | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2000 PIT NFL | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 Cleveland Browns (NFL)2002 CLE NFL | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Detroit Lions (NFL)2004 DET NFL | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2005 Detroit Lions (NFL)2005 DET NFL | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 771 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 7 | 22 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2000 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2001 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 Detroit Lions (NFL)2003 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 Detroit Lions (NFL)2004 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Detroit Lions (NFL)2005 DET NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 11 | 2 | 9 | 114 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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