1) The Toronto Argonauts announced a contract extension for Tyler Holmes on Friday, which will see the durable and dependable offensive lineman remain in Toronto through the 2018 season. This is the second time that Holmes has extended with the Argos, having done so previously in January of 2015.
2) Holmes has played and started 54 consecutive games for the Argos, starting all 18 games in each of the last three seasons after coming on with the team late in the 2013 campaign.
3) The Ottawa, Ontario, native played his college football South of the border, receiving interest from a number of schools as a three-star prospect before ultimately signing with Tulsa in 2007. At Tulsa, Holmes started all 33 games he appeared in, playing 1,006 snaps across his career with the Golden Hurricane. Playing both offensive tackle and guard, he was twice selected to the C-USA preseason all-conference team by coaches across the conference.
4) After being selected seventh overall by the Argonauts in the 2011 CFL Draft, Holmes played one season for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings. He was cut by the team during the training camp in 2013, upon which he returned to Toronto to begin his CFL career.
5) Holmes’ father, Richard, is no stranger to the CFL, having played three seasons in the league during the late 1970’s. Richard earned East All-Star recognition in his 1977 rookie campaign, a season which began with the Toronto Argonauts and finished with the Ottawa Rough Riders. He played two more seasons in the league, suiting up for the Rough Riders in 1978 before splitting time in Ottawa and Winnipeg during the 1979 campaign.