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Vikings Acquire QB



8/27/2007  |  By vikings.com

PHOTOS  1

The Minnesota Vikings have acquired veteran backup QB Kelly Holcomb via trade with the Philadelphia Eagles.

 

Holcomb is entering his 12th NFL season and has 21 career starts and 34 career games played under his belt. Holcomb has a career completion percentage of 64.7% and has thrown for 5,401 yards and 37 career TDs. Holcomb started a career-high 8 games in 2003 for Cleveland and again in 2005 with Buffalo. In 2002 he started the AFC Wild Card Playoff game for Cleveland against Pittsburgh. 

 

Holcomb originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent out of Middle Tennessee State in 1995 with Tampa Bay.

 

HOLCOMB’S NFL TOTALS PASSING

Year     GP/GS Att.      Comp.  Pct.      Yards   TD       INT      LG       Sk/Yds Rating 1995 (TB)         (0/0)    -           -            -           -           -           -           -           -           -

1996 (Ind) (0/0)           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -

1997 (Ind) (5/1)           73        45        61.6     454      1          8          8          11/76   44.3

1998 (Ind) (0/0)           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -          

1999 (Ind) (0/0)           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -

2000 (Ind) (0/0)           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -

2001 (Cle) (1/0)           12        7          58.3     114      1          0          25        0/0       118.1

2002 (Cle) (4/2)           106      64        60.4     790      8          4          44t       5/40     92.9

2003 (Cle) (10/8)         302      193      63.9     1,797   10        12        68t       21/166 74.6

2004 (Cle) (4/2)           87        59        67.8     737      7          5          55t       5/31     96.8

2005 (Buf) (10/8)         230      155      67.4     1,509   10        8          65        17/140 85.6    

2006 (Buf) (0/0)           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -           -

Totals   34/21  810      523      64.7     5,401   37        37        68t       59/453 79.9    

 

 

Other Roster Moves

 

The Minnesota Vikings released eight players on Monday. The Vikings’ roster currently stands at 79 players.

 

WAIVED

PLAYER ..................... POS. ......... SCHOOL ........................ EXPERIENCE

Joe Bradley.................. DT............ Louisiana-Lafayette ........ Rookie

Josh Day........................G............ Colorado State................ Rookie

Alex Guerrero .............. DT............ Boise State ..................... 1st Year

Drew Henson...............QB............ Michigan ......................... 3rd Year

John Kerr ......................LB ............ Ohio State....................... Rookie

Todd Lowber...............WR............ Ramapo .......................... Rookie

Alex Reyes......................P............ Texas Tech ..................... Rookie

Jerron Wishom.............CB............ Lousiana Tech ................ 2nd Year