Hat Trick Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2678804 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Running back Priest Holmes will not return to the Kansas City Chiefs this season. However, Chiefs general manager Carl Peterson said Tuesday that medical tests on Holmes have been encouraging and Holmes hopes to return for the 2007 season. Tuesday was the last day the Chiefs could have activated Holmes. The three-time Pro Bowler, who turned 33 last month, has not played since Oct. 30, 2005, when he was injured on a hit by Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman in a game at San Diego. He missed the last nine games of the season after skipping the last eight games of the 2004 season with a knee injury. He has appeared in all 16 games in a season only four times since breaking into the NFL in 1997. Holmes had his best year in 2003, rushing for 1,420 yards and setting an NFL record with 27 touchdowns. Seattle's Shaun Alexander broke the record with 28 TDs last year. Since then, Larry Johnson has emerged as Kansas City's marquee running back and Holmes has been all but invisible, staying at his home in Texas instead of working out with the Chiefs in Kansas City. That was nothing unusual for the intensely private and enigmatic back who became a surprise star after going undrafted out of Texas. He joined Baltimore as a rookie free agent in 1997, rushing for 1,008 yards the following season, before taking on a reduced role behind Jamal Lewis. He came to Kansas City as an unrestricted free agent before the 2001 season, when he led the league in rushing with 1,555 yards and earned his first Pro Bowl berth. He ran for 1,615 yards in 2002, third in the league, despite missing the last two games with a hip injury that prompted the Chiefs to take Johnson with their first-round pick in the 2003 draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Still won't retire... I don't know if that's tough competitiveness, or egotistical stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 Still won't retire... I don't know if that's tough competitiveness, or egotistical stupidity. probably wants to retire on his terms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyr0802 Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 probably wants to retire on his terms Walking for the rest of your life not good enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cre8tiff Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2678804 The three-time Pro Bowler, who turned 33 last month, has not played since Oct. 30, 2005, when he was injured on a hit by Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman in a game at San Diego. Another victim of 'roids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowboutthemCowboys Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Another victim of 'roids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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