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| Torry Holt ESPN.com |
Former NC State player Torry Holt will resign with the ST
Louis Rams on a one day contract and he will then officially retire from
professional football. Holt and the Rams have scheduled a press conference for
April 4th 12pm eastern standard time according to NFL.com. Holt from
Gibsonville, North Carolina played college football at North Carolina State
University from 1995 to 1998. His senior year Holt made first team All-ACC, he
was named Atlantic Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year, made
consensus first team All American, and set a school record with 16 touchdown
receptions in a season.
In 1999 Holt was drafted sixth overall by the St Louis Rams
in the NFL Draft. He played 10 years with the Rams and was a member of “The
Greatest Show on Turf” along with Kurt Warner, Isaac Bruce, and Marshall Faulk.
During his tenor in St Louis Holt set records 6 consecutive seasons of 1,300
receiving yards and at least 90 receptions, became the fastest player to 10,000
receiving yards, 7 times Pro Bowler, 2 times All Pro, and help win Super Bowl
XXXIV. After his career in St Louis he played for the Jacksonville Jaguars for
one season, and then joined the New England Patriots but due to injuries was
not able to play again in the NFL. Since his playing career ended Holt has
joined the NFL Network as an analyst and started the Holt Foundation with his
brother Terrance Holt.
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