Lamar Holmes (born July 8, 1989) is a former Canadian football

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. He was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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. Holmes played

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at Southern Miss. He is from Gastonia, North Carolina and attended

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Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Holmes was selected by the

in the third round (91st pick overall) of the

. On September 8, 2013, Holmes played his first career start at

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against the New Orleans Saints. Holmes played in all 16 games with 15 starts seeing time at both right and left tackle. 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. 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. 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. On December 5, 2015 Holmes was released with an injury settlement.

Detroit Lions

On February 12, 2016, Holmes signed with the

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. On May 13, 2016, the Lions released Holmes.

References

External links

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Atlanta Falcons bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Lamar 1989 births Living people American football offensive tackles Canadian football offensive linemen American players of Canadian football Atlanta Falcons players Itawamba Indians football players People from Gastonia, North Carolina Players of American football from North Carolina Southern Miss Golden Eagles football players Hamilton Tiger-Cats players