Nothing new....
Faulk, Holmes might be on the move
Posted 7/17/2006 9:50 PM ET
By Skip Wood, USA TODAY
Once two of the better running backs in the NFL, Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams and Priest Holmes of the Kansas City Chiefs are focused as much on their health as they are on football.
And when most NFL teams swing open their doors in less than two weeks in preparation for the 2006 season, Faulk and Holmes — neither of whom now starts — may be elsewhere.
Both are deciding whether to return. In Faulk's case, this would be his 13th season; for Holmes, it would be his 10th.
Faulk, 33, a seven-time Pro Bowler and likely Hall of Famer, had arthroscopic surgery on both knees in the offseason and hasn't worked out with the Rams since the end of the season. New Rams coach Scott Linehan has been supportive of Faulk's contemplative situation but also says he would prefer a decision before the start of camp.
Holmes, 32, a three-time Pro Bowler, hasn't played since Oct. 30 when he suffered head and neck trauma from a helmet-to-helmet hit. Doctors have told him the consequences could be dire if he suffers a similar injury.
New Chiefs coach Herm Edwards is taking a stance similar to that of Linehan, although he has insisted he believes Holmes eventually will return, if not this season then possibly the next. Holmes' agent, Todd France, also is optimistic.
"We're still in a wait-and-see mode," he says, " But the one thing I would say is when everybody counts Priest Holmes out, he seems to come back better than ever."
Faulk ceded the starting role last season to Steven Jackson but still played 16 games. Holmes played in seven games, all starts, but was supplanted by Larry Johnson.
Link