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	Kansas City running back Priest Holmes retires - USATODAY.com
		Holmes, after making one of the most improbable comebacks in NFL history, decided that as much as he loves the game, it wasn't worth the risk of a paralysis.
		Holmes is the Chiefs' all-time rushing leader with 6,070 yards.
		Holmes was the 2002 Offensive Player of the Year after rushing for 1,615 yards in just 14 games in 2002.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/chiefs/2007-11-21-holmes_N.htm?csp=34 (1028 words)

	Encyclopedia: Priest Holmes
		Priest Anthony Holmes (born October 7, 1973 in Fort Smith, Arkansas) is an American football running back who currently plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
		Priest Holmes was the winner of this year's Glenn S. "Pop" Warner Inspiration to Youth Award, which is presented to an individual who has inspired the youth of today to become great achievers of tomorrow.
		Priest was the first undrafted back to lead the NFL in rushing since 1954, when Joe “The Jet” Perry gained 1,049 yards for the San Francisco 49ers.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Priest-Holmes (1339 words)

	Priest Holmes \| NFL Football at CBSSports.com
		Priest Holmes retired Wednesday, ending a short comeback hailed as one of the most improbable in NFL history.
		Holmes is the Chiefs' all-time rushing leader with 6,070 yards and accumulated 8,172 yards rushing in 11 seasons with Baltimore and Kansas City.
		RB Priest Holmes retired Wednesday at age 34 after he began experiencing the same sensations that resulted from his Oct. 30, 2005 neck injury in San Diego.
	www.sportsline.com /nfl/players/playerpage/1645 (692 words)

	JockBio: Priest Holmes Facts
		When Priest was told he made the Pro Bowl in 2001, he was so overjoyed he offered to take all of his teammates to Hawaii with him.
		Priest says Lawyer Milloy of the Bills is the hardest tackler in the NFL.
		Priest's father is M. Sgt. in the military.
	www.jockbio.com /Bios/Holmes/Holmes_numbers.html (473 words)

	Priest Holmes Biography \| Kansas City Chiefs \| National Football League \| NFL Running Backs \| 2003-2004 Season (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Priest Holmes was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas on October 7, 1973.
		Priest was a star on his school's football team and also joined the chess club.
		Priest Holmes once used cars as part of his off-season training routine.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p3766.htm (428 words)

	SpursReport.com - Priest Holmes: Family man
		That, of course, is exactly what Holmes did a year ago in fighting back from a career-threatening hip injury to score an NFL record 27 touchdowns as KC went 13-3.
		Holmes kept his word to his teammates when he promised he'd return from the December 2002 injury that required a long, difficult rehabilitation period.
		When Holmes told his coaches he needed to miss the first two days of on-field coaching sessions this past week, Vermeil understood that his star back -- the foundation of the NFL's most point-productive offense of the past two seasons -- was doing something he considered essential.
	www.spursreport.com /forums/showthread.php?t=8422 (566 words)

	Fanball.com » Priest Holmes Watch - September 4, 2003
		Holmes was the most important player for fantasy owners to watch this summer, and we kept tabs on his every move with our cleverly named “Priest Holmes Watch”.
		Holmes suffered a right hip injury in their game on December 15, 2002 against the Broncos, ending his season with an incredible 1,615 rushing yards and 24 total touchdowns.
		Holmes reported to training camp on time and appeared to be running well in their first day of workouts on July 20.
	www.fanball.com /article.cfm/ID.1631 (1315 words)

	Print Version (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Holmes, who was leading the NFL in scoring and rushing when he got hurt on Nov. 7, was placed on injured reserve Thursday but will not require surgery.
		Holmes was injured on what appeared to be a routine tackle at Tampa Bay, forcing a premature end to what was shaping up as possibly a terrific year.
		Holmes ends 2004 with 892 yards rushing on 196 carries, with 15 touchdowns.
	www.newstribune.com /articles/2004/12/10/sports/1210040004.prt (543 words)

	popwarner.com - Priest Holmes
		Holmes received the Special Achievement Award for Professional Athletics from the Kansas City Sports Commission in June of 2002.
		Also, Holmes appeared as a Keynote Speaker for the Ray Kroc Youth Achievement Awards, which are given out by the McDonald's Corporation to Baltimore area high schoolers towards furthering their education.
		Finally, Holmes is a proud supporter and benefactor to the Children's Miracle Network and its battle against Muscular Dystrophy.
	www.popwarner.com /articles/Priestholmes.asp (329 words)

	Signing Priest Holmes may have been a risky move
		Holmes, of course, has led the league in total yards from scrimmage each of the last two seasons.
		Holmes is the team's offensive centerpiece, a player around whom everything else revolves, and he is now paid like one.
		For his part, Holmes pockets a $1.65 million signing bonus now, and another "option" bonus of $8.475 million next spring, although $3.475 million of that is deferred to 2005 and 2006.
	www.810whb.com /scripts/archives/getStory.asp?article=5921 (976 words)

	GameCenter: Preview - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Holmes takes on the Ravens and former backfield mate Jamal Lewis for the first time as two of the league's top rushers square off when the Kansas City Chiefs visit MandT Bank Stadium.
		Holmes also was a key contributor to that squad, but his desire for more carries and a bigger contract gave Baltimore no choice but to part ways.
		While Holmes leads the league with seven touchdowns and is second with 467 total yards, his 296 rushing yards is only one better than Lewis totaled in one game this season.
	www.superbowl.com /gamecenter/preview/NFL_20030928_KC@BAL (1038 words)

	ESPNMAG.com - Holmes Alone
		But Holmes made the Ravens roster as a free agent in 1997, ran for 1,008 yards in 1998, then took one for the team during their Super Bowl season by not protesting when the coaches promoted first-round pick Jamal Lewis over him.
		The one time Holmes saw him was at the man's funeral, after he was killed by a gunshot.
		Holmes finishes the first imaginary drive by plowing up the middle for a score, bouncing off invisible defenders much like he did in Foxboro to send the game against the Pats into overtime.
	espn.go.com /magazine/vol5no21holmes.html (1777 words)

	Holmes demanding Chiefs give him a new contract - Saturday, 03/01/03 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And that's despite the fact Holmes is coming off a season-ending hip injury — he missed the Chiefs final two games in '02 — and has three years remaining on his current contract.
		Holmes is also rehabbing his hip in his hometown (San Antonio) instead of under the Chiefs' watchful gaze in Kansas City and that isn't exactly helping his cause either.
		Holmes was leading the league with 1,615 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns before the hip injury ended his season Dec. 15 with two games to go.
	www.tennessean.com /sports/titans/archives/03/03/29559127.shtml?Element_ID=29559127 (1040 words)

	USATODAY.com - Fantasy Sports News
		Priest Holmes, who recently underwent his first neurological tests since being placed on injured reserve, is "doing much better clinically," according to the Kansas City Star.
		Priest Holmes, who is out for the season, hopes to return in 2006, according to the Kansas City Star.
		ESPN.com reports that Priest Holmes is likely to miss the rest of the season after missing Sunday's game with a concussion and a shoulder injury.
	fantasyfootball.usatoday.com /index.php?sport=pftball&type=profile&name=2086 (298 words)

	SI.com - NFL - Priest Holmes meets with Chiefs to decide future - Wednesday November 21, 2007 4:25PM
		SI.com - NFL - Priest Holmes meets with Chiefs to decide future - Wednesday November 21, 2007 4:25PM
		Priest Holmes is the Chiefs' all-time rushing leader with 6,070 yards.
		KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- What drove Priest Holmes out of the NFL is something most football players try to drive out of their thoughts.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2007/football/nfl/11/21/bc.fbn.chiefs.holmes.ap/index.html?section=si_latest (875 words)

	Football Digest: Run, Priest, run: Priest Holmes—the reigning NFL rushing king—has come a long way from his ...
		Holmes was feeling good, too, as evidenced by his earnest, budget-breaking promises to his teammates.
		Holmes was stuck in the middle of the transition, carrying the ball only 15 times in Kansas City's first two games, both losses.
		True to form, Holmes was a good soldier during the time before he became the focal point of the offense.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCL/is_8_31/ai_83734037 (1603 words)

	HoustonTexans.com Message Boards - Priest Holmes may not play Sunday (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There also was no good news on the status of running back Priest Holmes, who has led the NFL the past three years with 4,590 yards rushing, 6,566 total yards from scrimmage and 61 touchdowns.
		Holmes came out of Sunday's 28-17 loss to Carolina with about eight minutes left, and doctors said Monday he had an ankle sprain.
		Holmes hurt his hip in the 14th game of the 2002 season and the Chiefs totaled only 97 yards rushing in their next two games.
	www.houstontexans.com /fan_zone/messageboards/printthread.php?t=2862&page=1&pp=20 (1217 words)

	Team News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XL (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Holmes, who was leading the NFL in scoring and rushing when he got hurt in early November, was placed on injured reserve.
		Holmes was injured on what appeared to be a routine tackle at Tampa Bay on Nov. 7.
		Holmes was the NFL's offensive player of the month for October, when he had three 100-yard rushing games, rushed for nine touchdowns and caught 10 passes for 170 yards and a touchdown.
	www.superbowl.com /teams/story/KC/7981366 (572 words)

	Priest Holmes Autographed Kansas City Chiefs Reebok Red Jersey
		Priest Holmes entered the NFL after an outstanding career at the University of Texas.
		Holmes has been a starter in three Pro Bowls and led the league in rushing yards in 2001.
		Priest has rushed for over 1,000 yards during four different seasons and was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2001.
	www.onlinesports.com /pages/I,MM-JRSYHOL500.html (223 words)

	IGN: Priest Holmes Interview
		Priest Holmes is the man behind the two numbers, one defining a record, the other, defining the image of the man sidestepping through the endzone, shattering what looked like the most impossible of marks while at the same time breaking down the opinions that this Chief would never play again.
		But Holmes' knack for high scores extends beyond the gridiron and into the realm of polygonal pigskin as Priest is almost as gifted on the sticks of a controller as he is between the sticks up at Arrowhead.
		Priest Holmes: The one thing as an athlete that you have to understand is that these young people, they idolize you.
	sports.ign.com /articles/490/490636p1.html (772 words)

	ABC 4 - Priest Holmes placed on injured reserve (Site not responding. Last check: )
		"Priest Holmes is making steady progress on the rehabilitation of his right knee," said team president Carl Peterson.
		Holmes finished the 2004 campaign with 892 yards and 14 touchdowns on 196 carries.
		Replacing Holmes on the active roster will be safety Scott Connot, who was promoted from the practice squad and agreed to a three-year contract with the club.
	www.abc4.com /sports/nfl/story.aspx?content_id=6AC4BE5B-DAC4-4FAE-A485-0CDDC1CFD067 (286 words)

	Season is OVER for Priest Holmes - The Official San Diego Chargers Forum
		Priest Holmes wants to play next season but may not be cleared to.
		Holmes said during last summer's training camp that his goal was to play two more seasons -- this one and next.
		Holmes is a great back and an overall good guy.
	forums.chargers.com /showthread.php?p=907875#post907875 (285 words)

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		Holmes, 32, a three-time Pro Bowler whose 66 touchdowns between 2002-2004 are an NFL record for any three-year span, was injured Oct. 30 during the Chiefs' loss at San Diego.
		Injuries have caused Holmes, the Chiefs' career rushing leader, to cut short two of his last three seasons.
		"Priest Holmes has been an outstanding football player and outstanding person for the Chiefs in Kansas City," team president Carl Peterson said.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /news/news-article.aspx?storyid=47092 (168 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - Chat-4019
		Holmes erased any doubt about his health following an offseason his injury by rushing for 85 yards and two touchdowns in the Chiefs season opener against the Chargers.
		Priest Holmes: I think I have more than 5 years to play, if that is something I choose to do.
		Priest Holmes: I think UT definately bounced back from the loss to Arkansas and put on a scrimmage against Rice.
	proxy.espn.go.com /chat/chatESPN?event_id=4019 (1790 words)

	Sports Views: priest holmes archives (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sure Priest Holmes is getting up there, but Larry Johnson is doing fantastically in his place and he's only 26.
		Priest Holmes, once the perennial darling of fantasy football owners may just be done.
		Holmes is still super-human in terms of field vision, and instinct but I just feel that his age and injuries are finally going to catch up with him this season.
	sports.blogcarnival.com /archives/nfl/priest_holmes (767 words)

	KFFL - Priest Holmes, RB, Kansas City Chiefs
		Kansas City Chiefs RB Priest Holmes also had 27 touchdowns in a season.
		Elizabeth Merrill, of the Kansas City Star, reports Kansas City Chiefs general manager/president Carl Peterson said Thursday, Dec. 22, that he hopes RB Priest Holmes will return in 2006, even after RB Larry Johnson's record-breaking season, even after the grumblings that the two-back rotation can't work in Kansas City.
		Peterson said Holmes is "doing much better clinically." Holmes will have more tests in about 60 days, Peterson said, and will make a decision on his future sometime after that.
	www.kffl.com /player/993/nfl (309 words)

	Footballguys Blog
		Fantasy owners know that Priest Holmes was an absolute beast for a few seasons; and he should be remembered as one of the better runners of his era.
		Holmes returned from a nearly two-year hiatus earlier this season, an absence that was also a result of a neck injury.According to sources, Holmes was dinged two or three times on Sunday.
		In light of the fact Holmes is already returning from a neck injury, this latest scare certainly has to raise questions, not only about this year, but about the future of his career.
	blog.footballguys.com (5050 words)

	Priest Holmes, #31, Running Back, Kansas City Chiefs
		Three-time Pro Bowl running back enjoyed a stellar five-year run with Kansas City from 2001-05 … Suffered an injury to his head and neck when he sustained a blow to the helmet from Chargers LB Shawne Merriman at San Diego (10/30/05)...
		Also holds eight different Kansas City single-season records … Notable single-season Chiefs standards established by Holmes include marks for points (162 in 2003), receptions by a running back (74 in 2003) and yards from scrimmage (2,287 in 2002)...
		Incredibly, Holmes averaged 8.9 more scrimmage yards per game since 2001 than his next-closest competitor, San Diego RB LaDainian Tomlinson (127.1)...
	www.kcchiefs.com /player/priest_holmes (2334 words)

	Kansas City Chiefs News
		Priest Holmes retired from the NFL on Wednesday, ending his brief comeback with the Kansas City Chiefs.
		Priest Holmes ends short comeback, retires from NFL (AP)
		Priest Holmes’ comeback to the NFL evidently will not last very long.
	chiefs.nflnewsblog.com (451 words)

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