Kelly Holcomb was acquired from the Buffalo Bills on March 26, 2007, in a three-player trade that sent LB Takeo Spikes to Philadelphia in exchange for DT Darwin Walker and a conditional 2008 draft pick. Since signing with Tampa Bay as a rookie free agent in 1995, Holcomb has seen action with Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Buffalo during his NFL career.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• His 67.4 completion percentage in 2005 was a Bills club record, surpassing Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly's 64.2% in 1991

INJURY REPORT:
Suffered a concussion in the 2nd qtr. vs. KC (11/13/05) and did not play in the next 3 contests.  Was inactive through games 12-15 of the 2004 season after suffering a rib injury at Cin. (11/28/04). Was inactive for games 3-5 of the 2003 season with an injured right fibula.

2005 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appeared in 10 games (8 starts) for the Bills, and completed 155 of 230 passes for 1,509 yds. and 10 TDs
• Recorded 1st rushing TD of his career at Cin. (12/24/05). Also threw for a season-high 308 yds., including a season-long 65-yd. TD pass to Lee Evans
• Made first start for Bills vs. Mia. (10/9/05), and completed 20 of 26 passes for 169 yds. and a TD. His completion percentage (76.9%) tied for the 2nd-best of his career

2004 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Set career highs in passing yds. (413), TDs (5),  and comps. (30) at Cin. (11/28/04)

2003 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Appeared in 10 games (8 starts) for the Browns in 2003, and set career highs in atts. (300), comps. (193), yds. (1,797) and TDs (10)
• Threw for 392 yds. and 3 TDs on 29-35  passing (82.9%) and a career-high 141.9 QB rating vs. Arz. (11/16/03). Also threw a career-long 68-yd. TD pass to WR Quincy Morgan

2002 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Made his 1st career playoff appearance, starting in the AFC Wild Card game at Pit. (1/5/03) and threw for a career-high 429 yds. and 3 TDs (107.6 QB rat.). His performance produced the 3rd-highest pass. yds. total in NFL postseason history
• Filling in for an injured Tim Couch, earned his 1st win as a starting QB vs. Cin. (9/15/02) and threw for 180 yds. and 2 TDs
• Made his 2nd career start in place of an injured Couch vs. KC (9/8/02), and completed 27 of 39 passes for 326 yds. and 3 TDs

1997 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Notched his 1st career start and TD pass (6 yds. to WR Marvin Harrison) vs. Cin. (11/9/97)

1996 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Was a member of the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europa in 1996, and ranked 2nd in the league in yds. (2,382), TDs (14), atts. (319), cmps. (191) and cmp.% (59.9)

1995 HIGHLIGHTS:
• Originally signed with Tampa Bay as a rookie free agent in 1995 and spent the majority of that season on the team's practice squad

• He and his wife, Lorie, have 2 daughters, Kellyn (1/12/99) and Jalyn (6/20/01), and a son, Jameson (8/7/03)
• Owns two dogs, Colton and Bandy, both of whom are Shetland shepherds. Also owns a cat named Smokey
• Attended Lincoln County HS and lettered in football, basketball, and baseball]
• Grew up on a small farm in Fayetteville, TN. Was raised by his father, John, who was a manager of the federal water and sewage system in Fayetteville, and his mother, Amy, who was a county clerk at the town court
• Held his 3rd annual Kelly Holcomb Celebrity Golf Tournament to benefit his hometown of Fayetteville, TN, in the summer of 2007
• Participated in the "Teammates for Kids" charity sponsored by country singer Garth Brooks in the 2007 offseason
• Participated in the 2006 Kids Escaping Drugs Telethon, which raised money for The Renaissance Campus, a 62-bed residential treatment program offering care for drug-dependent adolescents
• Once helped build a home with Habitat for Humanity in 2001
• Distributed turkeys to Cleveland residents during the holidays from 2001-04
• Was inducted into the Tennessee Scholastic Collegiate Hall of Fame in 1994
• Is an avid golfer and loves watching golf. "I am a huge fan of golf. When you watch the professionals, you just have so much more of an appreciation of what they can do. They make that little white ball do whatever they want and it's just amazing to see."
• Is a huge fan of country music and lists Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson and George Strait as some of his favorites
• Would like to get into sports broadcasting when his playing days are over
• Grew up as a fan of the Pittsburgh Pirates. His favorite player was Willie Stargell
• Graduated with a degree in exercise science
• Full name: Bryan Kelly Holcomb