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The Little Guy: Trindon Holliday, kick returner, Houston Texans



Though just 5-foot-5, Trindon Holliday isn't short on talent.
Bob Levey

Darren Sproles, the NFL’s shortest man for the past four seasons, towers over Texans rookie Trindon Holliday. At just 5-foot-5, Holliday doesn’t look like an NFL player at all. Next to 6-7 teammate Eric Winston, the two look like that classic picture of Muggsy Bogues and Manute Bol as teammates on the Washington Bullets in the 1980s.

Though short in stature, Holliday is big on game-breaking ability. Think Devin Hester or Josh Cribbs in the open field — but faster. The LSU star won the 2009 NCAA 100-meter championship with a 10-second clocking. In front of 4,000 fans Saturday, Holliday returned two punts in punt coverage drills for what would have been touchdowns.

There’s genuine buzz in Houston over the addition of the pint-size Holliday.

Special teams coach Joe Marciano said this weekend: "If you can't touch him, you can't tackle him. So he made yards virtually without any blocking. If you can give him some blocking, hey, maybe he can make a run. They tried to not let him turn the edge, and he got around them. He put on a speed move, showed some quickness. I just thought he was a speed guy, but he showed he can put his foot in the ground and make some cuts at full speed."