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| Position | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Born | (1973-07-09)July 9, 1973 (age 52) Fayetteville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Lincoln County (Fayetteville) | ||||||||
| College | Middle Tennessee State (1991–1994) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1995: undrafted | ||||||||
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Bryan Kelly Holcomb (born July 9, 1973) is an American former professionalfootball player who was aquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders. Holcomb was signed by theTampa Bay Buccaneers as anundrafted free agent after the1995 NFL draft. He was also a member of theIndianapolis Colts,Cleveland Browns,Buffalo Bills,Philadelphia Eagles, andMinnesota Vikings.
Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School inFayetteville, Tennessee, and was a student andlettered in football as a quarterback, baseball as a shortstop, and basketball and led his football team to the 1990 Tennessee State Championship.He and his wife Lorie have 3 kids: Kellyn, Jalyn, and Jameson.
Holcomb playedcollege football atMiddle Tennessee State University. During his freshman season in 1991, his near-perfect performance versus then No. 1 ranked Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium versus a secondary that featured future NFL playersTerrell Buckley andClifton Abraham put him on the map. For the day, Holcomb completed 20 of 28 passes for 188 yards in his first college start.
He finally broke out statistically as a senior, throwing for over 2,000 yards with 15 TD.
Holcomb was quarterback for the now-defunctBarcelona Dragons ofWorld League of American Football in 1996.
Holcomb spent the 1995 season on the Buccaneers practice squad. He was released in 1996, as the Buccaneers opted to go withScott Milanovich as the team's No. 3 quarterback.
Holcomb was signed by theIndianapolis Colts as a street free-agent in 1996. His first season he didn't play a regular season game. In 1997, a disappointing season, Holcomb played five games and started one in which he threw only one touchdown and eight interceptions. Holcomb never saw action in a regular season game for the Colts again.
A backup toPeyton Manning of Indianapolis, Holcomb was cut in the 2001 off-season to be allowed to compete for the starting job with theCleveland Browns, followingBruce Arians who left as the QB coach of the Colts to become the offensive coordinator of the Browns. The Browns had draftedTim Couch with the number 1 pick in the 1999 draft. During their time in Cleveland, Holcomb occasionally outshined the former number one pick. In his first season as a Brown, Holcomb played in only one game which he completed seven of twelve passes for 114 yards and a passing touchdown. In Holcomb's second season he played in four games and started two games in which he threw eight touchdowns and four interceptions with 790 passing yards.[2] In 2003, his third season, he had more playing time playing ten games and starting eight of them. He replacedTim Couch as starting quarterback during that season. In that season he threw ten touchdowns and twelve interceptions and had a strong play-off performance in a loss to the Steelers where he threw for 429 yards and three touchdowns, nearly leading a late comeback to win the game.[3] In his final season as a BrownJeff Garcia replaced him as starting quarterback. Holcomb only played in four games and started two of them in which he threw seven touchdowns and five interceptions with 737 yards passing.
Holcomb went to theBuffalo Bills before the 2005 season. He started half of the games in his first season as a Bill whileJ. P. Losman started the other half. Holcomb threw ten touchdowns and eight interceptions with 1,509 passing yards that season. In Holcomb's second and final season as a Bill he didn't play a regular season game the whole season.
He was traded on March 26, 2007, to thePhiladelphia Eagles withTakeo Spikes forDarwin Walker and a conditional2008 draft pick, which the Bills would use to selectStevie Johnson. However, Holcomb never played a regular season game as an Eagle and was quickly traded.
On August 27, 2007, thePhiladelphia Eagles traded Holcomb to theMinnesota Vikings for a sixth round pick in the2009 NFL draft. Holcomb played and started three games that season throwing two touchdowns and an interception with 515 passing yards. After the 2007 season, the Vikings went on to release him on February 27, 2008.[4]
On July 7, 2008, it was announced that Holcomb would retire from the NFL.
AWild Card game againstPittsburgh in January 2003 saw Holcomb, playing for the Browns, become the third quarterback in playoff history to throw for more than 400 yards. He finished the game with 429 yards, a new postseason record for a regulation game.
In 2008, Holcomb joined his alma mater Middle Tennessee as the color commentator for the Blue Raider Radio Network. In addition, Holcomb has broadcast the TSSAA Blue Cross Bowl and was a broadcast member of theMusic City Bowl Preview.
In February 2015, it was announced that Holcomb would be joining the coaching staff atRiverdale (Tenn.) HS, where he would be handling offensive coordinator duties.