hooknladder Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Go to Google News Edwards: Holmes may play against Oakland 2 hours ago KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Running back Priest Holmes will practise Wednesday for the first time since a severe 2005 head and neck injury. Chiefs coach Herm Edwards repeated Tuesday there's a chance Holmes could play at Oakland. The Chiefs traded backup running back Michael Bennett to Tampa Bay for draft picks on Tuesday, creating a spot behind starter Larry Johnson and adding to speculation they might activate Holmes in time for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Holmes "will put the pads on. He will put the helmet on. Whether he participates in the (Oakland) game or not, we'll see how practice goes," Edwards said. Holmes sustained neck and spinal injuries in a game at San Diego on Oct. 30, 2005, when he was hit by Shawne Merriman. He was placed on the physically unable to perform list and stayed there until he showed up at training camp in River Falls, Wis., claiming he'd seen himself playing football in a dream. The three-time Pro Bowler, who turned 34 this month, appears to have lost about 10 pounds since July and looks fit. Holmes is eligible to come off the inactive list this week, and the Chiefs have 21 days beginning Wednesday to either activate Holmes, place him on injured reserve or waive him. Chiefs president Carl Peterson said he expects Holmes to be activated sooner rather than later. "My sense right now is that he will be ready to go," Peterson said. "I've said a thousand times, those people who question Priest Holmes are very foolish. Throughout his entire career, he's always come back. When he called me last spring shortly before training camp and told me he would like to do this one more time, I felt that I owed him that opportunity." When Holmes was healthy he was one of the most productive running backs in the NFL. He owns 18 Chiefs single-game and career records, including career marks for yards rushing (5,933), total touchdowns (83) and TDs rushing (76). Edwards said it won't be long before he knows whether Holmes is ready. "If he can go out there and practice pretty well, and feels OK after practice, that's good for us and for him. We'll know this week," Edwards said. "It's been three months. Either he's ready to go or he's not. Another week won't make much of a difference. He's prepared. He's been mentally into it. He's working his tail off. "For a guy his age to go through what he's gone through over the last three months, you have to take your hat off to the guy." Hosted by Copyright © 2007 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. is there any value here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 is there any value here? I'm just hoping he comes out of it able to walk and/or hold a fork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooknladder Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Sports > Chiefs Monday, Feb 12, 2007 Chiefs Posted on Wed, Oct. 17, 2007 10:15 PMreprint or license print email Digg it del.icio.us AIM Holmes returns to practice with the Chiefs By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star Chiefs running back Priest Holmes finally got to practice with his teammates on Wednesday. Adam Teicher's vlog: Priest can help Chiefs Video: "I still have a lot in me" More Chiefs coverage What's going to happen with Priest Holmes? He's going to be on the active roster against Oakland He'll be activated, but not until after the bye week You kidding me? No way he plays again for the Chiefs Priest who? Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting. They might have been just a handful of practice plays, but they transported guard Brian Waters and maybe the rest of the Chiefs back to a time when Priest Holmes reigned as the NFL’s premier running back. “He hit a couple of plays where you saw the cuts and you said, ‘Wow, he’s back,’ ” said Waters, who played with Holmes in his earlier time with the Chiefs. “But you know how it is. It’s the first day. Now he’s got to go back (today) and he’s going to be sore and we’ll see how quickly his body recovers. He didn’t really get hit. He got banged a little bit, but not much.” Holmes, written off as finished many times since he last played with the Chiefs almost two years ago, returned to their practice field Wednesday. Even he was pleased with what he found. “One of the things I can take from practice is that I still have a lot in me,” Holmes said. “That was one of the surprising things.” Coach Herm Edwards continued to hold out the possibility that Holmes could play in Sunday’s game against the Raiders in Oakland. Holmes was careful not to push the Chiefs into making that decision, but he still registered his vote. “I’m ready now,” Holmes said. “It’s really not up to me. I don’t really even deal with how I feel right now. It’s a matter of when they give me the green light.” The Chiefs have 21 days to make a decision on Holmes. They can activate him, release him or return him to the non-football injury list, which in effect would end his season. Judging from Edwards’ comments, it’s no longer a matter of whether the Chiefs will activate Holmes, but when. It could happen in time for Sunday’s game. Larry Johnson’s miserable season continued in last week’s game against Cincinnati and Holmes could provide a lift to the floundering running game. “He has still has quickness in the hole and burst and great acceleration and good vision,” Edwards said. “He hasn’t lost that. Maybe he doesn’t have what he had four years ago, but he’s still OK. “We’ll see how he feels (today). That’s the whole key now is how he’s going to feel (today) and the next day. How is his body going to feel? He got banged around a little bit. He seemed to take it OK.” Edwards didn’t specify how the Chiefs might use Holmes or how much he might play. For his part, Holmes was careful not to create a sense of competition between himself and Johnson. “As far as competing with LJ, that’s not anything that’s necessary to do,” he said. “It’s not so much if I can do something that Larry hasn’t. It’s just a matter of if I can do something. I believe that definitely there are so many things I can do. I still believe in the old saying that scoring is one thing that establishes a player and separates him from other players. One thing I’m capable of doing is scoring touchdowns.” Holmes also said he would willingly accept any role the Chiefs might give him. “I’ve taken five carries, and I’ve scored several touchdowns on them,” he said. “I’ve taken five carries and had 100 yards. There are things I’m capable of doing within five carries. “Whether it’s five, eight or 10 (carries), even if it’s one, hopefully it will be the one that will be for a touchdown.” Next page > To reach Adam Teicher, Chiefs reporter for The Star, call 816-234-4875 or send e-mail to ateicher@kcstar.com Recent Comments WHHHHOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE PRIEST GET... Priest has been and always Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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