Tyler Holmes

Canadian gridiron football player (born 1988)

Tyler Holmes
Career information
Holmes before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2018.
Born:	(1988-07-24) July 24, 1988 (age 35) Ottawa, Ontario
Status	Active
CFL status	National
Position(s)	OL
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	305 lb (138 kg)
College	Tulsa
CFL draft	2011, Round: 1, Pick: 7
Drafted by	Toronto Argonauts
Career history
As player
2012–2013	Minnesota Vikings*
2013–2019	Toronto Argonauts
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only

CFL East All-Star	2014, 2016
Career stats
Playing stats at CFL.ca

Tyler Holmes (born July 24, 1988) is a professional Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Professional career

Holmes was drafted by the Argonauts seventh overall in the first round of the 2011 CFL Draft, however, after playing out his college eligibility, he played for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League for the 2012 season. After he was cut from the Vikings during their 2013 training camp, he signed with the Argonauts on September 17, 2013.^[1] He played in 112 regular season games for the Argonauts where he was twice named a CFL East All-Star. Holmes won his first Grey Cup championship as a member of the 105th Grey Cup winning team. As a pending free agent in 2020, he was released during the free agency negotiation window on February 7, 2020.^[2]

References

^ "Argonauts sign 2011 first round draft pick OT Tyler Holmes". Toronto Argonauts. September 17, 2013.
^ "Argos release 12 players". Toronto Argonauts. February 7, 2020.