Colin Holba
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Colin Holba
| image = Colin Holba 6 2 2017.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Holba in 2017
| current_team =
| number = 49, 40, 69
| position = Long snapper
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|8}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 255
| high_school = Louisville (KY) Eastern
| college = Louisville
| draftyear = 2017
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 213
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2017}})*
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2017)
- San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
- New York Giants (2019)
- Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- San Francisco 49ers (2020)
- Los Angeles Rams (2020)*
- Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 19
|pfr=HolbCo00
}}
Colin Holba (born July 8, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisville. Holba was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round (213th overall) of the 2017 NFL draft.
Early life
While in high school, Holba played two years of football and three years of baseball. He also made honor roll for all four years of high school and graduated as valedictorian at Eastern High School.{{Cite web |title=Colin Holba-2016 Football |url=http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6034 |access-date=April 30, 2017 |website=www.gocards.com}} Inspired by the influence of his older brother. He can attribute all of his collegiate and professional sporting success to his older brother, Brendan Holba, a high school teacher and varsity softball coach at York Community High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.
College career
Holba played college football at the University of Louisville.{{Cite web |title=Colin Holba 2017 |url=http://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/51627 |access-date=April 30, 2017 |website=www.insider.espn.com}} While in college he met his wife Lauren Dale Holba, former Ladybird. They married June 23, 2018. He played with Lamar Jackson while at Louisville.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4+1/4
| weight = 248
| dash = 5.19
| ten split =
| twenty split =
| shuttle =
| cone drill =
| vertical = 28
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 7
| bench =
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 33+5/8
| hand span = 9+5/8
| note = All values from 2017 NFL Combine.[https://www.nfl.com/prospects/colin-holba/3200484f-4c00-0580-dd6b-0fde7bfc8973 Colin Holba Draft and Combine Prospect Profile][https://www.steelers.com/video/nfl-draft-steelers-selection-of-holba-18804823 NFL Draft: Steelers selection of Holba]
}}
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
Holba was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the sixth round, 213th overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.{{Cite web |date=April 29, 2017 |title=Steelers select Holba in the sixth round |url=http://www.steelers.com/news/draft/article-1/Steelers-select-Holba-in-the-sixth-round/81057fc7-a59c-4116-9d4e-7c33dbe97aff |access-date=May 14, 2017 |website=Steelers.com}} He was the first Louisville Cardinal to be drafted in the 2017 NFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Keown |first=Jeremy |date=2017-04-30 |title=Long snapper Colin Holba is drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers |url=https://www.cardchronicle.com/2017/4/30/15490928/2017-nfl-draft-colin-holba-gets-drafted-in-the-6th-round-by-the-pittsburgh-steelers |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Card Chronicle |language=en}} On May 11, 2017, the Steelers signed Holba to a four-year, $2.52 million contract with a signing bonus of $129,314.{{Cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Colin Holba contract |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/colin-holba-21955/ |access-date=May 15, 2017 |website=Spotrac.com}}
He was selected in the draft to be the replacement for long time veteran Greg Warren. Throughout training camp, he competed with Kameron Canaday.{{Cite web |title=Ourlads.com: Pittsburgh Steelers depth chart: 08/01/2017 |url=http://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/archive/198/PIT |access-date=October 10, 2017 |website=ourlads.com}} On September 2, 2017, Holba was waived after losing the competition for the vacant long snapper position to Canaday.{{Cite web |date=September 2, 2017 |title=Steelers trim roster to 53 |url=http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-trim-roster-to-53/1611796e-088e-41cb-97f4-8a08469496f1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117184517/http://www.steelers.com/news/transactions/article-1/Steelers-trim-roster-to-53/1611796e-088e-41cb-97f4-8a08469496f1 |archive-date=January 17, 2018 |website=Steelers.com}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
On November 14, 2017, Holba was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after long snapper Matt Overton sustained a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2017 |title=Jaguars sign long snapper Colin Holba to active roster |url=http://www.jaguars.com/news/article-JaguarsNews/Jaguars-sign-long-snapper-Colin-Holba-to-active-roster/abd72354-15a3-41af-9415-53d94399bd28 |website=Jaguars.com}} On June 14, 2018, Holba was waived by the Jaguars.{{Cite web |date=June 14, 2018 |title=Jaguars make roster moves |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/jaguars-make-roster-moves |website=Jaguars.com}}
=San Francisco 49ers (first stint)=
On December 5, 2018, Holba signed a two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers as a replacement for suspended long-snapper Kyle Nelson.{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2018 |title=49ers Announce Several Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-several-roster-moves-x3629 |website=49ers.com}}
On September 17, 2019, Holba was released by the 49ers.{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2019 |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-announce-roster-moves-x4997 |website=49ers.com}}
In October 2019, Holba was selected by the Dallas Renegades in the 2020 XFL Draft.{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Damond |date=October 16, 2019 |title=XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected |url=https://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/2019/10/xfl-draft-8/ |access-date=October 22, 2019 |publisher=NFL Draft Diamonds}}
=New York Giants=
On November 12, 2019, Holba was signed to the practice squad of the New York Giants.{{Cite web |last=Fennelly |first=John |date=November 12, 2019 |title=Giants re-sign TE Scott Simonson, add three to practice squad |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2019/11/12/giants-re-sign-te-scott-simonson-add-three-to-practice-squad/ |access-date=November 12, 2019 |website=Giants Wire (USA Today)}} On November 30, he was signed to the active roster after Zak DeOssie was placed on injured reserve, playing 5 games with the Giants.{{Cite web |last=Eisen, Michael |date=November 30, 2019 |title=LS Zak DeOssie placed on IR; Colin Holba signed from practice squad |url=https://www.giants.com/news/zak-deossie-injured-reserve-colin-holba-signed-pratice-squad |website=Giants.com}} On April 28, 2020, the Giants waived Holba.{{Cite news |last=Eisen, Michael |date=April 28, 2020 |title=Giants sign 10 rookie free agents, waive 6 players |work=Giants.com |url=https://www.giants.com/news/undrafted-rookie-free-agents-nfl-derrick-dillon-binjimen-victor-kyle-markway |access-date=May 1, 2020}}
=Los Angeles Rams (first stint)=
On December 9, 2020, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.{{Cite tweet |number=1336776963365597184 |user=RamsNFL |title=#LARams transaction: we've signed LS Colin Holba to the practice squad. |author=Los Angeles Rams |date=December 9, 2020 |access-date=January 17, 2021}}
=San Francisco 49ers (second stint)=
On December 29, 2020, Holba was signed by the San Francisco 49ers off the Rams practice squad.{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2020 |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-sign-holba-activate-woerner |website=49ers.com}} He was waived on January 6, 2021.{{Cite web |date=January 6, 2021 |title=49ers Announce Roster Moves |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/49ers-waive-holba-sign-harrell-mayden-reserve-future-contracts |website=49ers.com}}
=Los Angeles Rams (second stint)=
On January 15, 2021, Holba was signed to the Los Angeles Rams' practice squad.{{Cite web |last=DaSilva |first=Cameron |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Rams elevate QB Bryce Perkins, make 2 other roster moves |url=https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/15/rams-practice-squad-bryce-perkins-donte-deayon-packers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115163426/https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/15/rams-practice-squad-bryce-perkins-donte-deayon-packers/ |archive-date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=January 18, 2021 |website=Rams Wire |language=en-US}} He signed a reserve/future contract on January 18.{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Stu |date=January 18, 2021 |title=Rams sign 14 players to reserve/future contracts |url=https://www.therams.com/news/rams-sign-14-players-to-reserve-future-contracts |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=TheRams.com}} Holba was waived on May 12.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Charean |author-link=Charean Williams |date=May 12, 2021 |title=Rams waive long snapper Colin Holba |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/05/12/rams-waive-long-snapper-colin-holba/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=NBC Sports}}
=Cincinnati Bengals=
On December 30, 2021, Holba was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad.{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2021 |title=Reader, Ray Back To Active Roster, Holba Signed To Practice Squad |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/reader-ray-back-to-active-roster-holba-signed-to-practice-squad |website=Bengals.com |access-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-date=December 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230183142/https://www.bengals.com/news/reader-ray-back-to-active-roster-holba-signed-to-practice-squad |url-status=dead }} He was released on January 18, 2022.{{Cite web |date=January 18, 2022 |title=Bengals Make Roster Moves Ahead Of AFC Divisional Round |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-make-roster-moves-ahead-of-afc-divisional-round |access-date=May 26, 2023 |website=Bengals.com}}
Holba announced his retirement from professional football on February 28, 2022.{{Cite tweet |number=1498403253964394496 |user=ColinHolba |title=Dear Football Thanks for the journey of a lifetime https://colinholba.com/blog/dear-football... @ Home |date=February 28, 2022}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.gocards.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6034 Louisville Cardinals bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Eastern High School (Louisville, Kentucky) alumni
Category:American football long snappers
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