Nate Holley
professional Canadian football placekicker
Nate Holley (born December 5, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). Holley played high school football at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio. He played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes. He has been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Nebraska Danger, Los Angeles Rams, Calgary Stampeders, Miami Dolphins, and Birmingham Stallions.
College career
Holley played four seasons at Kent State University, appearing in 43 games for the Golden Flashes, contributing with 424 tackles, three sacks and one interception. He finished his collegiate career in the top 10 on the Golden Flashes’ all-time tackles list. During his senior season, he led the nation with an average of 8.9 solo tackles per game. For his career, he had 426 total tackles including 15 tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles and seven pass breakups. He was named first-team all-Mid-American Conference in 2014 and 2015.
Professional career
Early career
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft Holley signed with the Minnesota Vikings, but was later released.
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