Jamie Holland
Encyclopedia
Jamie Lorenza Holland is a former professional American football
wide receiver
in the National Football League
. He played six seasons for the San Diego Chargers
(1987–1989), the Los Angeles Raiders
(1990–1991), and the Cleveland Browns
(1992).
In 2010 he became a volunteer coach for the Capital City Steelers, a Pop Warner youth football and cheer organization in Raleigh, NC.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. He played six seasons for the San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1987–1989), the Los Angeles Raiders
History of the Oakland Raiders
-Early years :A few months after the first AFL draft in 1959, the owners of the yet-unnamed Minneapolis franchise accepted an offer to join the established National Football League as an expansion team in 1961, sending the AFL scrambling for a replacement. At the time, Oakland seemed an unlikely...
(1990–1991), and the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(1992).
In 2010 he became a volunteer coach for the Capital City Steelers, a Pop Warner youth football and cheer organization in Raleigh, NC.