Defense & Fumbles
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| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV |
| 1996 | 23 | PIT | LB | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| 1997 | 24 | PIT | RILB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 96 | 67 | 29 | 6 | |||||||
| 1998 | 25 | PIT | RILB | 50 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 80 | 55 | 25 | 8 | ||||
| 1999 | 26 | PIT | RILB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 114 | 88 | 26 | 10 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | 27 | PIT | RILB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 128 | 87 | 41 | 9 | 9 | ||
| 2001 | 28 | PIT | LILB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 118 | 85 | 33 | 16 | 10 | ||
| 2002 | 29 | CLE | MLB | 50 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 96 | 32 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2003 | 30 | DET | MLB | 50 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 97 | 68 | 29 | 11 | 6 | ||||||
| 2004 | 31 | DET | MLB | 50 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 111 | 78 | 33 | 6 | 6 | ||||||
| 2005 | 32 | DET | MLB | 50 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 75 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 5 | ||||||
| Career | 140 | 131 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | 957 | 684 | 273 | 68 | 68 | ||||||
| 6 yrs | PIT | 81 | 79 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9.5 | 546 | 391 | 155 | 35 | 43 | |||||
| 3 yrs | DET | 43 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 283 | 197 | 86 | 24 | 17 | |||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 128 | 96 | 32 | 9 | 8 | |||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
| 1997 | 24 | PIT | RILB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 11 | 4 | |||||||
| 2001 | 28 | PIT | LILB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | 29 | CLE | MLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 yrs | PIT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 yr | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Earl Holmes?
Earl Holmes is 50 years old.
When was Earl Holmes born?
Earl Holmes was born on April 28, 1973.
Where was Earl Holmes born?
Earl Holmes was born in Tallahassee, FL.
How tall is Earl Holmes?
Earl Holmes is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Earl Holmes weigh when playing?
Earl Holmes weighed 242 lbs (109 kg) when playing.
Is Earl Holmes in the Hall of Fame?
Earl Holmes has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did Earl Holmes play?
Earl Holmes played 140 games over his career.
How many sacks did Earl Holmes have?
Earl Holmes had 11.5 sacks over his career.
When did Earl Holmes retire?
Earl Holmes last played in 2005.
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