Montrae Holland
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 Holland (left) presented with the key to his hometown, Jefferson, Texas. | |||||||||
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| Position | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | May 21, 1980 Jefferson, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 340 lb (154 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Jefferson | ||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2003: 4th round, 102nd overall pick | ||||||||
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Montrae Rondrell Holland (born May 21, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints, Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles.
Holland was born in Jefferson, Texas with a defect in his right leg which he had corrected in seventh grade. Doctors had to break his leg and fuse his growth plates together on both legs, which stunted his growth, which made it so he could not grow any more.[1]
Holland attended Jefferson High School, where he was an offensive guard in football and also practiced track.
Holland accepted a football scholarship from Florida State University. As a redshirt freshman, he was a backup at right guard. As a sophomore, Holland started all 13 games at right guard and did not allow a sack. He contributed to the team leading the nation in passing (384 yards per game) and scoring offense (42.4 points per game).
As a junior, Holland started every game at right guard, while allowing only two sacks. As a senior, he started the first 10 games at right guard.
Holland was a three-year starter and registered a streak of 29 consecutive starts at offensive guard. He received All-conference honors in every year he started for the school.