Priest Holmes’ Net Worth in 2022

Priest Holmes is a former running back in the National Football League. He is considered to be one of the best running backs in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs. He played in the league for 10 years and was a three-time All-Pro, three-time Pro Bowler, and a one-time Super Bowl champion. In this article, however, we will be talking about Priest Holmes’ net worth in 2022.

Priest Holmes’ net worth in 2022 (estimate): $15 million

Priest Holmes’s net worth in 2022 is estimated to be at $15 million. This is agreed upon by multiple sources such as Wiki.ng and The Richest.

Priest Anthony Holmes was born on October 7, 1973, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was raised in San Antonio, Texas, with his mother, Norma, and her stepfather, Herman Morris. Holmes grew up in a military household as his stepfather was an aircraft technician at the Kelly Air Force Base for 20 years.

He went to high school at John Marshall High School where he played football for coach David Visentine. In his senior year, he rushed for 2,061 yards and led his team to the state championship game but lost to Odessa Permian.

Priest Holmes then attended the University of Texas to play for the Texas Longhorns football squad. He played under coach John Mackovic from 1992 to 1996. He was used sparingly in his first two years, but he got more playing in his junior year where he rushed for 524 yards and five touchdowns en route to being named the MVP of the 1994 Sun Bowl.

However, he missed the 1995 season with a knee injury and it allowed Ricky Williams to be the starter. When Holmes returned, he was relegated to the third string behind Williams and Shon Mitchell. Despite that, he scored 13 touchdowns in just 59 rushes. He also helped the Longhorns in the Big 12 Championship Game against the University of Nebraska.

After his graduation from the University of Texas, he signed a one-year $133,000 deal with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. He spent the entire 1997 season as a fourth-string running back and he only played 7 games in his rookie season.

The following year, he played in all 16 games and started in 13 of those games. He led the Ravens in rushing yards with 1,008 to go along with his 7 touchdowns.

In the 2000 season, he was relegated as the second-string running back behind rookie Jamal Lewis. The Baltimore Ravens went on to win Super Bowl XXXV in that year.

Priest Holmes joined the Kansas City Chiefs the following season as he signed a five-year $8.4 million contract with a $2 million signing bonus. He exceeded the expectations in his first season with the Chiefs as he had a league-leading 1,555 yards, making him the first undrafted player to accomplish the feat.

During the 2002 season, Priest Holmes missed the final two games of the year. Despite that, he still rushed for 1,615 yards and scored a league-leading 21 rushing touchdowns. The following year, he broke Marshall Faulk’s record for total touchdowns in a season with 27.

Priest Holmes joined Emmett Smith as the only two running backs in NFL history to have 20 or more rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons.

In 2004, Holmes was limited to only 8 games after he suffered an injury. Unfortunately, his 2005 season was also cut short because of a spinal injury he suffered in a game. The injury on his spine caused him to miss the entirety of the 2006 season.

Holmes attended the Chiefs’ training camp in 2007, but he was placed on the non-football injury list to start the season. When Michael Bennett was traded in the middle of the year, Holmes was called up to return to the squad.

Unfortunately, he only played 4 games that year after he re-injured his neck in a game against the Indianapolis Colts.

On November 21, 2007, Priest Holmes announced his retirement from the NFL.

Priest Holmes’ Achievements and Accolades:

• 2001 NFL Rushing Yards Leader
• 2002 NFL Scoring Leader
• 2x NFL Rushing Touchdowns Leader
• 3x Pro Bowl Selection
• 3x First-Team All-Pro
• 2002 NFL Offensive Player of the Year
• Super Bowl XXXV Champion

In his 10-year career, Priest Holmes started in 82 games of the 113 games that he played on. He had 1,780 rushes for 8,172 yards and 86 rushing touchdowns. He also caught the ball 339 times for 2,962 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns.

Priest Holmes was inducted into the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Fame on November 2, 2014, at halftime of their game against the New York Jets.

After his retirement, Priest Holmes established his own foundation which is committed to encouraging education and enhancing the lives of children in our community.

“Encourage, Enhance, Empower are the three words that encompassed the vision that I had when developing the Priest Holmes Foundation in 2005. I chose these words as the motto for my foundation because I too, use them as the building blocks to my successes in life.” Holmes said.

In the 2018 NFL Draft, Priest Holmes announced the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2^nd round pick.

Priest Holmes is definitely considered to be one of the best running backs in the history of the Kansas City Chiefs, and he might even be one of the best at his position during his time. Who knows how long he would have played if his career was not plagued by injuries.

With all of that being said, were you surprised about Priest Holmes’ net worth in 2022?