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Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:51:18 -0800
Ed Bocuhette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have interviewed former NFL LBs Jerry Olsavsky and Earl Holmes for their defensive assistant position.
Sun, 18 Jun 2006 09:13:25 -0700
Nick Cafardo, of the Boston Globe, reports free agent LB Earl Holmes (Lions) is fully recovered from last season's wrist injury. He may draw some interest from NFL teams as training camps get closer.
Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:28:54 -0700
The Detroit Lions have 14 remaining free agents; six unrestricted, three restricted, one exclusive-rights and four players that were released. Unrestricted free agent LB Earl Holmes and WR Kevin Johnson head the list of remaining free agents.
Thu, 02 Mar 2006 19:52:48 -0800
DetroitLions.com reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes is eligible for unrestricted free agency on March 6.
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 12:31:07 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) was placed on Injured Reserve, ending his 2005 season.
Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:52:11 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (quadriceps) did not practice Thursday, Dec. 15, and is doubtful for Week 15.
Wed, 14 Dec 2005 13:06:37 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (quadriceps) did not practice Wednesday, Dec. 14, and is doubtful for Week 15.
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:01:50 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (quad) was injured during the team's Week 14 game. He is questionable for the team's Week 15 game.
Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:56:02 -0800
The Detroit Lions have declared DL Bill Swancutt, QB Dan Orlovsky, LB Earl Holmes, LB LeVar Woods, DL Marcus Bell, CB Stanley Wilson, WR Troy Edwards inactive for Week 12.
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 19:08:53 -0800
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) said he hadn't ruled himself out for Thursday's game, Nov. 24.
Tue, 22 Nov 2005 14:04:38 -0800
Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) is doubtful for Week 12 and missed a portion of practice Tuesday, Nov. 22.
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 16:03:29 -0800
Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) is unlikely to play in Week 12. Head coach Steve Mariucci referred to him as a "long shot" to play.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:24:22 -0800
Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) is out for Week 11.
Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:23:14 -0800
The Detroit Lions have declared DL Bill Swancutt, LB Boss Bailey, QB Dan Orlovsky, CB Dre' Bly, LB Earl Holmes, LB Teddy Lehman, FS Terrence Holt inactive for Week 11.
Fri, 18 Nov 2005 12:07:38 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) did not practice Friday, Nov. 18, and is doubtful for Week 11. Holmes is not expected to play.
Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:38:57 -0800
Steve Pate, of the Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions MLB Earl Holmes (knee) did not practice Thursday, Nov. 17 and is out for Week 11.
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 14:21:45 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions MLB Earl Holmes (knee) did not practice Wednesday, Nov. 16, and is out for Week 11.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 13:04:24 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions MLB Earl Holmes (knee) is listed as week-to-week with a Grade 2 knee sprain. Holmes will not play in Week 11.
Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:20:19 -0800
Nicholas J. Cotsonika, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) suffered a knee injury during Week 10 and the team will know more about his condition Monday, Nov. 14.
Sun, 13 Nov 2005 11:39:30 -0800
FOXSports.com reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (knee) left the Week 10 game with a left knee injury and is questionable to return.
Thu, 10 Nov 2005 14:24:01 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) practiced Thursday, Nov. 10, and is probable for Week 10.
Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:16:01 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) practiced Wednesday, Nov. 9, and is probable for Week 10.
Mon, 07 Nov 2005 13:35:26 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) played in the Week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Nov. 6, with a soft cast on his wrist. Holmes is listed as questionable for Week 10.
Thu, 03 Nov 2005 13:13:46 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) practiced Thursday, Nov. 3 and is listed as questionable for Week 9.
Wed, 02 Nov 2005 16:52:06 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) practiced Wednesday, Nov. 2, and is questionable for Week 9. He is dealing with a sprained wrist.
Tue, 01 Nov 2005 12:21:34 -0800
Updating previous reports, Associated Press reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) underwent medical tests Monday, Oct. 31.
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:11:12 -0800
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (wrist) has a sprained wrist and will see a specialist about the injury. Holmes is listed as questionable for the Week 9 game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, Nov. 6.
Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:19:15 -0700
ESPN.com reports Detroit Lions CB Dre' Bly (wrist) suffered a wrist injury Week 7 against the Cleveland Browns. Bly collided with LB Earl Holmes and may need surgery to fix the injury.
Fri, 24 Jun 2005 10:23:13 -0700
FOXSports.com reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes is battling LB Teddy Lehman for the middle linebacker position. Holmes is the team's best run stopper on the interior and has been strong in stopping first- and second-down running plays. However, Holmes isn't strong in one-on-one coverage skills against running backs, which puts his starting role in jeopardy.
Tue, 31 May 2005 05:59:31 -0700
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Teddy Lehman may make the switch to middle linebacker, if LB Boss Bailey is 100 percent ready to take over at strongside linebacker and if LBs James Davis and Alex Lewis can handle weakside linebacker. If moved, Lehman would challenge LB Earl Holmes to be the starting middle linebacker. When drafted in 2004, Lehman was called the "middle linebacker of the future." The question for the Lions is does that future start in 2005?
Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:25:57 -0700
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (Achilles) has been removed from the injury list for Week 6.
Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:44:25 -0700
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (Achilles') practiced Thursday, Oct. 14, and is probable for Week 6.
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 18:50:07 -0700
Steve Pate, of The Daily Oakland Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (Achilles') left practice Wednesday, Oct. 13, with an Achilles' tendon injury. He is, however, probable for Week 6.
Sun, 08 Aug 2004 09:17:24 -0700
Curt Sylvester, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions rookie LB Teddy Lehman has been sharing first-team practice reps with LB Earl Holmes at the middle linebacker spot this week. Holmes still holds the edge for the starting role this year.
Sun, 08 Aug 2004 09:16:32 -0700
Curt Sylvester, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (personal) was excused from Friday's practice, Aug. 6, due to personal reasons.
Sat, 24 Jul 2004 12:30:38 -0700
Curt Sylvester, of the Detroit Free Press, reports Detroit Lions LB Teddy Lehman will line up behind veteran MLB Earl Holmes during training camp. Lehman was moved to middle linebacker during minicamp and some believe his talent and athletic ability could allow him to play in his rookie year so a competition will begin in camp.
Sun, 17 Aug 2003 10:04:53 -0700
Mlive.com reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (hamstring) was held out of the team's pre-season game Saturday, Aug. 16.
Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:09:25 -0700
Ed Bouchette, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports Detroit Lions LB Earl Holmes (hamstring) left the game early in the second quarter of the Saturday, August 9 pre-season game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Holmes pulled a hamstring while chasing Steelers WR Hines Ward on an end around.
Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:03:13 -0700
James Royer, of DetroitLions.com, reports over the course of the Detroit Lions mini-camps, it looked as though Lions LB Earl Holmes would lock up the starting spot at the middle linebacker spot. Now that pads are on in training camp, Lions defensive coordinator Kurt Schottenheimer has quickly discovered the competition between Holmes, LB Wali Rainer and even rookie LB James Davis has intensified.
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 00:24:37 -0700
The Detroit News reports Detroit Lions MLB Earl Holmes is likely to start at middle linebacker for the team.
Wed, 09 Apr 2003 10:43:53 -0700
DetroitLions.com reports the Detroit Lions have officially agreed to terms with free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) to a three-year deal. As previously reported, Holmes is expected make $1.75 million in 2003.
Wed, 09 Apr 2003 00:07:58 -0700
ESPN.com’s John Clayton reports the Detroit Lions have agreed to terms with free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) on a three-year deal. Holmes will make $1.75 million in 2003, which is about $250,000 more than he was being offered by the Seahawks.
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 10:02:53 -0800
In a Q & A with Seahawks.com, visiting free-agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) said he has lost 10 pounds, down to 242 pounds, because he wants to play on third down, something he didn't get to do last year in Cleveland. "Stopping the run is what I do, but I can do a lot more than that," he said. Holmes, who visited the Seattle Seahawks Thursday, described the trip as "positive" but declined to speculate whether he would sign with Seattle.
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:38:40 -0800
Seahawks.com reports free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns), as expected, visited with Seattle Seahawks on Thursday.
Wed, 19 Mar 2003 05:45:49 -0800
Updating previous reports, Mike Sando reports for the Tacoma News Tribune free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) will visit with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday.
Tue, 18 Mar 2003 02:37:50 -0800
Mike Sando, of the Tacoma News Tribune, reports the Seattle Seahawks will visit with unrestricted free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) this week.
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 14:20:43 -0800
Updating earlier stories, DetroitLions.com reports free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns) visited the Detroit Lions Wednesday, March 12th.
Tue, 11 Mar 2003 05:42:47 -0800
The Free Press reports it is believed Detroit Lions president Matt Millen wants to talk to free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns).
Tue, 04 Mar 2003 22:12:33 -0800
The Post-Dispatch reports free agent LB Earl Holmes (Cleveland) will visit the St. Louis Rams next week.
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 23:19:58 -0800
The Post-Dispatch's Jim Thomas reports the St. Louis Rams will visit with free agent LB Earl Holmes (Browns).
