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Lamar Holmes

Lamar Holmes

American gridiron football player (born 1989)

Lamar Holmes (born July 8, 1989) is a former Canadian football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Holmes played college football at Southern Miss. He is from Gastonia, North Carolina and attended Hunter Huss High School.

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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]

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    Twentyman, Tim (February 12, 2016). "Lions sign offensive tackle Lamar Holmes". Detroit Lions. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
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    "Lions sign undrafted rookie free agent DL Louis Palmer". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
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