Editing (section) Priest Holmes 0 You are not logged in. The rich text editor does not work with JavaScript switched off. Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>Kansas City Chiefs</h3> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In 2001, Holmes signed an inexpensive contract with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kansas%20City%20Chiefs%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKansas%20City%20Chiefs%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>. In his first season with the Chiefs, he exceeded expectations by leading the NFL in rushing with 1,555 yards for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222001%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222001%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2001%20NFL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001 NFL season</a>, becoming the first undrafted player to do so. (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Arian%20Foster%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Arian%20Foster%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BArian%20Foster%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Arian_Foster" title="Arian Foster">Arian Foster</a> was next to accomplish the feat during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222010%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222010%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2010%20NFL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010 NFL season</a>.) </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Despite missing the final two games in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222002%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222002%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2002%20NFL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002 NFL season</a> because of a hip injury, Holmes rushed for 1,615 yards with 21 touchdowns. In the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%222003%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22link%22%3A%222003%20NFL%20season%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5B2003%20NFL%20season%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003 NFL season</a>, he broke <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Marshall%20Faulk%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Marshall%20Faulk%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMarshall%20Faulk%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Marshall_Faulk" title="Marshall Faulk">Marshall Faulk</a>'s NFL record for total touchdowns in a season with 27, which was subsequently broken by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Shaun%20Alexander%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Shaun%20Alexander%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShaun%20Alexander%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Shaun_Alexander" title="Shaun Alexander">Shaun Alexander</a> with 28 total touchdowns in 2005 and broken again by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22LaDainian%20Tomlinson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22LaDainian%20Tomlinson%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLaDainian%20Tomlinson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/LaDainian_Tomlinson" title="LaDainian Tomlinson">LaDainian Tomlinson</a> with 31 total touchdowns in 2006.<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" 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data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="#cite_note-0"><span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>1<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> Holmes and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Emmitt%20Smith%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Emmitt%20Smith%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEmmitt%20Smith%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Emmitt_Smith" title="Emmitt Smith">Emmitt Smith</a> are the only two running backs in NFL history to have back to back seasons with 20 or more rushing touchdowns. On a pace to repeat the feat in 2004, he suffered an injury that ended his season with 14 touchdowns. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Holmes's 2005 season was also cut short by an injury to his <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22spinal%20column%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22spinal%20column%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bspinal%20column%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" class="new" title="Spinal column (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3BpbmFsX2NvbHVtbj9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">spinal column</a> from a tackle by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Shawne%20Merriman%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Shawne%20Merriman%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BShawne%20Merriman%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Shawne_Merriman" title="Shawne Merriman">Shawne Merriman</a> on October 30, 2005. He was replaced for the season by backup <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Larry%20Johnson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Larry%20Johnson%20%28running%20back%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLarry%20Johnson%20%28running%20back%29%7CLarry%20Johnson%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" class="new" title="Larry Johnson (running back) (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTGFycnlfSm9obnNvbl8ocnVubmluZ19iYWNrKT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">Larry Johnson</a>. During the following off-season, new head coach <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Herm%20Edwards%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Herm%20Edwards%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BHerm%20Edwards%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Herm_Edwards" title="Herm Edwards">Herm Edwards</a> promoted Johnson to the starting position. Holmes's spinal injury did not heal by the end of the 2006 pre-season, and he was placed on the Chiefs' <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Physically%20Unable%20to%20Perform%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Physically%20Unable%20to%20Perform%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BPhysically%20Unable%20to%20Perform%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Physically_Unable_to_Perform" title="Physically Unable to Perform">Physically Unable to Perform</a> list for the season. Larry Johnson took over full-time as the Chiefs' starting running back.<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dspine%20%5C%2F%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-spine_1-0" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-spine_1-0 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">Following encouraging medical tests, Holmes reported to the Chiefs' training camp in July 2007.<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cref%20name%3Dspine%3E%5B%5BAssociated%20Press%5D%5D.%20%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fsports.espn.go.com%5C%2Fnfl%5C%2Fnews%5C%2Fstory%3Fid%3D2678804%20%5C%22Deadline%20passes%20for%20Chiefs%20to%20activate%20Holmes.%5C%22%5D%20%27%27%5B%5BESPN.com%5D%5D%27%27%2C%20November%2029%2C%202006.%20Retrieved%20October%205%2C%202013.%3C%5C%2Fref%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22ref%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false"><sup data-rte-washtml="1" id="cite_ref-spine_1-1" class="reference" data-rte-attribs=" id=cite_ref-spine_1-1 class=reference"><a 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data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="#cite_note-2"><span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>3<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> However, the Chiefs did not include him on the roster at the start of the season, listing him on the non-football injury list instead.<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" 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data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="#cite_note-3"><span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5B%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">[​</span>4<span data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22ext%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%3Cnowiki%3E%5D%3C%5C%2Fnowiki%3E%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22extName%22%3A%22nowiki%22%7D" class="placeholder placeholder-ext" contenteditable="false">]​</span></a></sup>​</span> <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Michael%20Bennett%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Michael%20Bennett%20%28running%20back%29%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BMichael%20Bennett%20%28running%20back%29%7CMichael%20Bennett%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Michael_Bennett_(running_back)" title="Michael Bennett (running back)">Michael Bennett</a> was traded at mid-season, and Holmes returned to the Kansas City roster, beginning practice on October 17, 2007. Holmes then completed the comeback four days later, playing in the Chiefs regular season game against the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Oakland%20Raiders%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Oakland%20Raiders%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BOakland%20Raiders%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="24816-415522855df6e9e41628d" href="/wiki/Oakland_Raiders" title="Oakland Raiders">Oakland Raiders</a>, carrying the ball four times. He made his first start since October 30, 2005 against the San Diego Chargers and played in a home game on November 11, 2007 in a 27-11 loss to the Denver Broncos. 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