Gabe Holmes

Gabrison Brig Holmes (born March 29, 1991) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He was originally signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He played college football at Purdue.

Gabe Holmes
Free agent
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1991-03-29) March 29, 1991
Miramar, Florida
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Lauderdale (FL) Aquinas
College:Purdue
Undrafted:2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

After going undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, Holmes signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 8, 2015.[1] On September 15, 2015, he was waived by the Raiders and was re-signed to the practice squad.[2] On November 13, Holmes was promoted to the active roster.[3] On August 29, 2016, Holmes was placed on injured reserve after suffering an ankle injury in the preseason.[4] On September 2, 2017, Holmes was waived by the Raiders.[5]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 13, 2017, Holmes was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[6] He was released on September 26, 2017.[7]

Baltimore Ravens

On October 3, 2017, Holmes was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad,[8] He was released on October 24, 2017.[9]

Arizona Cardinals

On November 30, 2017, Holmes was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.[10] He was promoted to the active roster on December 16, 2017.[11] He was waived on October 30, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[12][13]

Indianapolis Colts

On January 19, 2019, Holmes signed a reserve/future contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] On August 31, 2019, Holmes was waived by the Colts.[15]

St. Louis BattleHawks

Holmes signed with the XFL's Team 9 practice squad during the regular season. He was signed off of Team 9 by the St. Louis BattleHawks on March 9, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]

References
  1. "Raiders announce undrafted free agent signings". Raiders.com. May 8, 2015. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  2. Dubow, Josh (September 16, 2015). "Banged-up Raiders sign Mays, Wilson". Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
  3. "Raiders Sign TE Gabe Holmes to Active Roster". Raiders.com. November 13, 2015. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  4. "Oakland Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017.
  5. "Raiders Announce Transactions". Raiders.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  6. Lindsey Wisniewski (September 13, 2017). "Seahawks add TE Gabe Holmes, CB Akeem King to team's practice squad". USAToday.com. USA Today Sports Digital Properties. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  7. "Seahawks add DE Branden Jackson to practice squad, waive Powell and Holmes". USAToday.com. September 26, 2017.
  8. Mink, Ryan (October 3, 2017). "Ravens Sign Two Players To P-Squad, Including Former 2nd-Round Cornerback". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018.
  9. Mink, Ryan (October 24, 2017). "Ravens Bring Back Wide Receiver to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017.
  10. "Cardinals shuffle practice squad roster, release QB Mike Bercovici". ArizonaSports.com. November 30, 2017.
  11. "Cardinals' Gabe Holmes: Promoted by Cardinals". CBSSports.com. December 16, 2017.
  12. Urban, Darren (October 30, 2018). "Cardinals Add TE John Phillips, OL Colby Gossett". AZCardinals.com.
  13. "Arizona Cardinals sign Gabe Holmes, Vincent Valentine to practice squad". Arizona Sports. October 31, 2018.
  14. "Roster Move: Colts Sign TE Gabe Holmes To Reserve/Future Contract". Colts.com. January 19, 2019.
  15. Walker, Andrew (August 31, 2019). "Colts Announce Final 2019 Roster Cuts". Colts.com.
  16. "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
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