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Lamar Holmes (born July 8, 1989) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft. Holmes played college football at Southern Miss.
 Holmes with the Falcons in 2013 | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | July 8, 1989 Gastonia, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 333 lb (151 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Gastonia (NC) Hunter Huss | ||||||
| College: | Southern Miss | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2012 / round: 3 / pick: 91 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||
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| Stats at CFL.ca | |||||||
Holmes is from Gastonia, North Carolina and attended Hunter Huss High School.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) |
323 lb (147 kg) |
35+1⁄4 in (0.90 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.41 s | 4.80 s | 7.74 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) | 22 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[1][2] | ||||||||||||
Atlanta Falcons
Holmes was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round (91st pick overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.[3][4] On September 8, 2013, Holmes played his first career start at right tackle against the New Orleans Saints.[5] Holmes played in all 16 games with 15 starts seeing time at both right and left tackle.[6] 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.[5] 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 on September 7, 2014.[7] 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 on September 18, 2014.[8] On December 5, 2015 Holmes was released with an injury settlement.[9]
Detroit Lions
On February 12, 2016, Holmes signed with the Detroit Lions.[10] On May 13, 2016, the Lions released Holmes.[11]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Holmes played in seven games, all starts, for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2017.[12]
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