Tyler Holmes

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Tyler Holmes
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Holmes with the Toronto Argonauts in 2018
Born: (1988-07-24) July 24, 1988 (age 36)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Career information
CFL status National
Position(s) OL
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight305 lb (138 kg)
College Tulsa
CFL draft 2011, round: 1, pick: 7
Drafted by Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
20122013 Minnesota Vikings*
20132019 Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only
CFL East All-Star 2014, 2016
Career stats

Tyler Holmes (born July 24, 1988) is a Canadian former professional football offensive lineman who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

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Professional career

Holmes was drafted by the Argonauts seventh overall in the first round of the 2011 CFL Draft, however, after playing out his college eligibility, he played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for the 2012 season. After he was cut from the Vikings during their 2013 training camp, he signed with the Argonauts on September 17, 2013. [1] He played in 112 regular season games for the Argonauts where he was twice named a CFL East All-Star. Holmes won his first Grey Cup championship as a member of the 105th Grey Cup winning team. As a pending free agent in 2020, he was released during the free agency negotiation window on February 7, 2020. [2]

Personal life

His father, Richard Holmes, also played in the CFL. [3]

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References

  1. "Argonauts sign 2011 first round draft pick OT Tyler Holmes". Toronto Argonauts. September 17, 2013.
  2. "Argos release 12 players". Toronto Argonauts. February 7, 2020.
  3. "Tyler Holmes". tulsahurricane.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.