Montrae Holland

Montrae Holland

Holland (left) presented with the key to his hometown, Jefferson, Texas.
No. 64     Dallas Cowboys
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: May 21, 1980 (1980-05-21) (age 31)
Place of birth: Jefferson, Texas
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 326 lb (148 kg)
Career information
College: Florida State
NFL Draft: 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 102
Debuted in 2003 for the New Orleans Saints
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 3× All-ACC (2000–2002)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011
Games played     96
Games started     57
Fumble recoveries     1
Stats at NFL.com

Montrae Rondrell Holland (born May 21, 1980 in Jefferson, Texas) is an American football guard for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.

Holland has also played for the Denver Broncos.

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College career

At Florida State University, Holland got all-conference accolades as a senior. Montrae was a 3-year starter and started in 29 consecutive games at Florida State.

Professional career

New Orleans Saints

Holland started in seven games as a rookie for the New Orleans Saints and appeared in all sixteen.[1]

Denver Broncos

He signed a one-year contract with the Broncos on March 3, 2007.

Dallas Cowboys

On 28 August 2008, Holland was traded from the Denver Broncos to the Dallas Cowboys for a fifth-round pick in 2010 NFL Draft.[2]

Personal

Holland was born with a defect in his right leg which he had corrected in seventh grade. They had to break his leg and fuse his growth plates together on both legs which stunted his growth which made it so he could not grow anymore.[3] Holland was presented with the key to his hometown, Jefferson, Texas by Mayor Bob Avery on 6/24/08 for his generous contributions over the years to the community, including his support of the Marion County Youth Football league.

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