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Holcomb Retires

Former Viking QB Kelly Holcomb has officially retired from the NFL after 12 years (and one spent in the World League or whatever it was called back in 1996 when he was with Barcelona). Holcomb started 3 games for the Vikes in 2007 after being acquired from the Eagles late in the preseason. He compiled 515 passing yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT, then suffered a neck injury during a game...
Via The Viking Age  |  July 07, 2008

Free Agent QB Kelly Holcomb Retires

Free agent quarterback Kelly Holcomb formally announced his retirement from professional football on Tuesday. "I had the papers sitting on my desk...
Via GridironFans.com  |  December 24, 2008

The Mirage; Super Bowl Pick

After the likes of Tim Couch, Kelly Holcomb, Doug Pederson, Spergon Wynn, Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn......a championship quality is a mirage to Browns fans. Now with Colt McCoy and Seneca Wallace, a championship quality QB in Cleveland remains a mirage, or does it?
Via cle.scout.com  |  14 days ago

Draft. Resign. Cut. – Cleveland Browns QB’s

In the NFL there is no position more important than quarterback. For the Cleveland Browns the last 20+ years haven’t treated them very well at that position. What better way to kick off the weekend then having to choose between three quarterbacks that you wouldn’t want starting for your fantasy football team none the less the actual team that you root for. On the block are Tim...
Via Bacon Sports  |  December 30, 2011

Free Agent QB Kelly Holcomb Turned Down Steelers Offer In 2008

Five different NFL teams contacted Holcomb early last season about a potential return, including the Pittsburgh Steelers after Charlie Batch ? the...
Via GridironFans.com  |  June 25, 2009

Vikes Cut Holcomb

Today the Minnesota Vikings cut quarterback, Kelly Holcomb. Holcomb turned out to be not so good and likely his NFL career is over. I'm sure he will be a third stringer somewhere, but he is terrible. Good move by Childress.With Free Agency to begin at 11:01 tomorrow night, the Vikes are expected to b...
Via Skol Vikes  |  March 13, 2008

McGee's Spectacular Play Shocks Bengals

We beat the Cincinnati Bengals 37-27 on the road last weekend and showed we have the strength to beat a top rated team. This was our fifth win of the season and Kelly Holcomb passed with great accuracy for 308 yards and the victory. Terrence McGee returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown and becam...
Via Buffalo Bills Blogger  |  January 17, 2008

Packers promote Clements to coordinator

GREEN BAY, Wis. The Green Bay Packers didn't look far or long for an offensive coordinator: Quarterbacks coach Tom Clements is the new man for the job.Clements, who has been the QBs coach for six seasons, is replacing Joe Philbin, who left the team less than two weeks ago to become head coach of the Miami Dolphins."Tom has been an integral part of our success and our staff...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin  |  11 days ago

Live on DSN: Kelly Holcomb interview tonight

Watch live streaming video or listen to live streaming audio at 8 p.m. as the former Browns quarterback about his years here and answers your questions.
Via Cleveland.com  |  February 23, 2011

Packers promote Clements to coordinator

GREEN BAY, Wis. The Green Bay Packers didn't look far or long for an offensive coordinator: Quarterbacks coach Tom Clements is the new man for the job.Clements, who has been the QBs coach for six seasons, is replacing Joe Philbin, who left the team less than two weeks ago to become head coach of the Miami Dolphins."Tom has been an integral part of our success and our staff, making...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin  |  11 days ago

2008 NFL Draft

The 2008 NFL Draft takes place on April 26th & 27th.As of now, the Vikes have eight draft picks. One in each round plus an extra third rounder from Denver (2007 Draft Day trade) and minus their sixth rounder (Kelly Holcomb trade).Currently here are the Vikes picks.Compensatory selections will be ...
Via Skol Vikes  |  February 21, 2008

Spikes - Finally a valued playmaker added this offseason

On Monday night, the 26th of March, the Eagles finally pulled the trigger to get a play making Linebacker in this city. They pulled of a deal with the Buffalo Bills to aqcuire linebacker Takeo Spikes & backup QB Kelly Holcomb.... (click link to read the rest of my article.)
Via Two Minute Warning  |  March 27, 2007

Bitter Towards Butch?

The Butch Davis era was one that most Browns fans would love to forget. Sure, he lead the team to a 7-9 record during his first year as the head coach, and then improved that to a 9-7 mark with a spot in the playoffs. PLAYOFFS!? We then had our first taste of a quarterback controversy with Timmy Tears and Kelly Holcomb; Holcomb ultimately won the starting gig. In 2003, that...
Via Waiting For Next Year  |  November 13, 2008

Predicting the 53-man Roster in June

Since things are pretty slow right now I thought I'd throw out who I think will be your 2007 Philadelphia Eagles on opening day. The most interesting roster question at this point is where Kelly Holcomb fits in. Trade bait?QB (3) - Donovan McNabb, AJ Feeley, Kevin KolbRB (4) - Brian Westbrook, Corre...
Via Philadelphia Eagles Views  |  January 07, 2008

Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings are coming off their bye week having lost three straight games while the Bears finally played a complete football game on both sides of the ball in beating the Packers. The starting QB job is up in the air for this week for the Vikings as Kelly Holcomb and Tavaris Jackson have been splitt...
Via Bears Locker  |  January 25, 2008

Holcomb Heads To Retirement

Former Vikings backup quarterback Kelly Holcomb is planning for life after football. Holcomb signed on as radio analyst for his alma mater at Middle Tennessee State, saying that his 12-year N-F-L career is likely over. Holcomb was acquired by the Vikings toward the end of training camp last year and threw two touchdown passes while starting three games when Tarvaris Jackson went...
Via Vikings Gab  |  July 08, 2008

Holcomb, Losman and the Great Moorman

Out of all the players on the Buffalo Bills squad punter Brian Moorman was chosen to go to the Pro Bowl. He is the only Bills player selected and this is his first time to go to the all-star game. Kelly Holcomb will be making his second start in our game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday. Ho...
Via Buffalo Bills Blogger  |  January 25, 2008

The Cleveland Browns Do Not Have a QB Controversy

In order to have a controversy, doesn't your team have to at least have a chance of accomplishing something? The Browns have a ways to go.
Via FilteringCraig.com  |  December 11, 2006

A Little Love for Kelly Holcomb?

I know that he?s not John Lynch or Greg Maddux, but I have one specific memory of Holcomb. I?ll let Rotoworld Former Browns QB Kelly Holcomb has officially retired from the The journeyman may be best remembered for the frenzied 2003 Wild Card game where he shredded the Steelers ...
Via The 3rd String Safety  |  December 30, 2008

Bruce Arians is still pissed at Butch Davis after all these years

Before Bruce Arians found his final job in football with the Steelers, he was the offensive coordinator of the division rival Browns. Arians was on the wrong side of the January, 2003 Browns-Steelers playoff shootout (Tommy Maddox!  Kelly Holcomb!) and made it clear Tuesday he’s not a fan of former Browns coach Butch Davis. “Our…
Via Pro Football Talk  |  February 02, 2011

Josh Booty Tased in Cali

I am so glad that the Browns don't have to count on a guy like Josh Booty anymore. In fact it is nice to know that the Browns will never have to rely on Booty, Spergon Wynn, Ty Detmer, Tim Couch, Kelly Holcomb, Doug Pederson, Luke McCown, Trent Dilfer, or Charlie Frye ever again. (Please don't let karma put one of these guys back on the Browns' roster because of this...
Via FilteringCraig.com  |  February 14, 2008

Mike Holmgren Has Done This Before

The Cleveland Browns haven’t had the best of luck with QBs since becoming an NFL franchise again. Tim Couch, Kelly Holcomb, Ken Dorsey, Charlie Frye, Ty Detmer, Derek Anderson, Brady Quinn and a handful of other players have tried to lead the Browns out of the doldrums they have been in since before Art Modell moved the original Browns franchise out of Cleveland. Besides Derek...
Via The Victory Formation  |  April 24, 2010

Mike Mularkey Is Great Hire For Jacksonville Jaguars

Mike Mularkey has not even been introduced as the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach and fans are already calling him a bust. In the what have you done for me lately nature of the NFL, the only thing currently on Mularkey’s resume is the poor performance his Atlanta Falcons offense had on Sunday in the first round of the playoffs. Fortunately for Mularkey, the people who make the...
Via Rant Sports  |  January 11, 2012

NFL Thursday: Law, McFarland, Mare, Carr, Holcomb Cut

Chiefs cut Ty Law, Colts release Booger McFarland, Saints dump Olindo Mare, Panthers let David Carr go, Vikings unload Kelly Holcomb and much more local hometown NFL news for Thursday, February 28, 2008.
Via Football for Breakfast  |  February 28, 2008

Robin Sports NFL Guide: Philadelphia Eagles Preview

The Eagles will hope that D-Mac can return to the MVP-like brilliance he displayed to begin the 2006 season. Following an injury, the Eagles struggled with replacement Jeff Garcia before rattling off a 6 game winning streak to close the season and clinch the NFC East title. The Eagles used their first draft pick on a QB this season, perhaps to prepare for life without McNabb, sooner...
Via Robin Sports  |  August 01, 2007
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