Bryan Kelly Holcomb was born on July 9,1973 and is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Kelly Holcomb
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Kelly Holcomb played college football for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.
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Kelly Holcomb was a member of the Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings.
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Kelly Holcomb attended Lincoln County High School in Fayetteville, Tennessee, and was a student and lettered in football as a quarterback, baseball as a shortstop, and basketball and led his football team to the 1990 Tennessee State Championship.
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Kelly Holcomb finally broke out statistically as a senior, throwing for over 2,000 yards with 15 TD.
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Kelly Holcomb was quarterback for the now-defunct Barcelona Dragons of World League of American Football in 1996.
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Kelly Holcomb spent the 1995 season on the Buccaneers practice squad.
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Kelly Holcomb was released in 1996, as the Buccaneers opted to go with Scott Milanovich as the team's No 3 quarterback.
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Kelly Holcomb was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as a street free-agent in 1996.
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In 1997, a disappointing season, Kelly Holcomb played five games and started one in which he threw only one touchdown and eight interceptions.
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Kelly Holcomb never saw action in a regular season game for the Colts again.
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Kelly Holcomb replaced Tim Couch as starting quarterback during that season.
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Kelly Holcomb only played in four games and started two of them in which he threw seven touchdowns and five interceptions with 737 yards passing.
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Kelly Holcomb went to the Buffalo Bills before the 2005 season.
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Kelly Holcomb threw ten touchdowns and eight interceptions with 1,509 passing yards that season.
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Kelly Holcomb was traded on March 26,2007, to the Philadelphia Eagles with Takeo Spikes for Darwin Walker and a conditional 2008 draft pick, which the Bills would use to select Stevie Johnson.
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However, Kelly Holcomb never played a regular season game as an Eagle and was quickly traded.
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Kelly Holcomb played and started three games that season throwing two touchdowns and an interception with 515 passing yards.
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On July 7,2008, it was announced that Kelly Holcomb would retire from the NFL.
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Kelly Holcomb finished the game with 429 yards, a new postseason record for a regulation game.
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In 2008, Kelly Holcomb joined his alma mater Middle Tennessee as the color commentator for the Blue Raider Radio Network.