Montrae Holland life and biography

Montrae Holland 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.

PRO: After Kyle Kosier went down with a foot injury in a 2008 preseason game against Houston, the Dallas Cowboys were looking for a lineman with experience to help provide depth at guard when they traded for Montrae Holland on Aug. 28, 2008. He was re-signed to a two-year contract on May 3, 2010. Holland spent 2007 with the Denver Broncos and started all 16 games for the first time in his career. After his selection in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, Holland has gone on to start 48 of the 74 games he has played in. He has also displayed the ability to play both right guard and left guard which will only help Dallas' depth on the line.

2009:
# Was inactive all 16 regular season games and two postseason games.
# Played in all four games of the preseason including one start in the final game at Minnesota (9/4).

2008 (Denver/Dallas):
# Began the preseason with the Denver Broncos before his trade to Dallas on Aug. 28.
# After his arrival in Dallas, was inactive for the first two games of the season then was active but did not play in the next two.
# Made his Dallas debut against Cincinnati (10/5) as a reserve left guard.
# Played one series at Arizona (10/12) before seeing time on special teams units at St. Louis (10/19) and against Tampa Bay (10/26).
# Spent most of his time on special teams but filled in on a few snaps for Leonard Davis, who left the game with a minor ankle injury, at the N.Y. Giants (11/2).
# Was inactive at Washington (11/16) and against San Francisco (11/23).
# Earned his first start as a Cowboy at left guard in place of Kyle Kosier on Thanksgiving Day against Seattle (11/27). Was a part of an offense that scored on each of its first four possessions en route to a 34-9 win. Also did not allow a sack as Romo had his sixth 300-yard game of the season.
# Paved the way for Tashard Choice to rack up 88 rushing yards - the highest individual rushing total against the Steelers (12/7) all season. Left the game in the second quarter with a right knee/ankle injury.
# Was inactive through the final three games of the season with the injury.

2007 (Denver):
# Started all 16 games for the first time in his career in his inaugural season with Denver, opening up every contest at right guard.
# Part of a Broncos offensive line that paved the way for the league's fifth-ranked offense in yards-per-rush (4.6 avg.) and ninth in rushing yardage (122.3 yards-per-game).
# Helped Denver become one of four clubs in the league with two 650-plus yard rushers (Selvin Young - 729, Travis Henry - 691).
# Started his Broncos debut and blocked for 171 rushing yards on 32 carries (5.3 avg.) at Buffalo (9/9).
# Part of an offensive line effort that cleared the way for a season-high 223 rushing yards on 36 carries (6.2 avg.) at Indianapolis (9/30).
# Helped the club total 215 rushing yards on 34 carries (6.3 avg.) against Kansas City (12/9).

2006 (New Orleans):
# Played in eight games as a reserve for the Saints in the regular season before being declared inactive for New Orleans' two playoff games.
# Dressed for the eight regular-season contests in which he did not play.

2005 (New Orleans):
# Played in 15 games with 10 starts for the Saints, seeing time as a starting right guard for seven games and left guard for three games.
# Also contributed on special teams during the first three games of the season before joining the starting lineup against Buffalo (10/2).
# Started at left guard in the last three games of the year after making seven starts at right guard.

2004 (New Orleans):
# Started all 13 games he played in his second NFL season before suffering a torn ligament in his right knee at Atlanta (11/28).
# Was inactive the next three games with the injury, but returned as the starting right guard for the remainder of the season, helping Deuce McAllister record his third consecutive 1,000-yard season.

2003 (New Orleans):
# Selected by New Orleans in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft and played in all 16 games with seven starts.
# Contributed primarily on special teams during the first nine games but made his first career start at left guard against Atlanta (11/26) in place of an injured Kendyl Jacox.
# Filled in at left guard for four games before sliding to right guard to replace LeCharles Bentley for the last two games.

COLLEGE
# Was a three-year starter at Florida State University where he totaled 29 consecutive starts at right guard and earned All-ACC honors during each of his final three years.
# Started the first 10 games as a senior, earning third-team All-America recognition from The Sporting News and first-team All-ACC honors.
# Was an All-ACC second-teamer and earned the team's offensive MVP award, allowing only two sacks as a junior.
# Started 13 games as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-ACC honors after not allowing a sack.

PERSONAL
# Montrae Holland was considered one of the nation's top offensive linemen at Jefferson, Texas, High School as a senior.
# Also competed on the track and field team.
# Earned a bachelor's degree in criminology from Florida State.
# He and his wife, Janette, have two daughters, Jasmine and Taylor.

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