BIOGRAPHY
Nate Holley was born December 5, 1994, in Ottawa Lake, Michigan. He is a linebacker for the Miami Dolphins in the NFL. Holley played four seasons at Kent State, appearing in 43 games for the Golden Flashes, contributing with 424 tackles, three sacks, and one interception. He finished his collegiate career in the top 10 on the Golden Flashes’ all-time tackles list. During his senior season, he led the nation with an average of 8.9 solo tackles per game. For his career, he had 426 total tackles including 15 tackles for loss, three sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles, and seven pass breakups. He was named first-team all-Mid-American Conference in 2014 and 2015.
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft Holley signed with the Minnesota Vikings but was later released. He signed with the Indoor Football League’s Nebraska Danger on May 22, 2018; Holley played in only 2 games with Nebraska, but still, put up an impressive 23 tackles and a forced fumble. Holley next signed with the Los Angeles Rams on June 8, 2018, but was waived at the conclusion of training camp.
Holley had a tryout with the Miami Dolphins on August 21, 2020. He signed with the team the next day. He was waived on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and December 9 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on January 2, 2021.
