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WR Santonio Holmes (Super Bowl XLIII MVP)

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Jets' Santonio Holmes is looking for another happy return to Pittsburgh against the Steelers
BY Manish Mehta
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, January 20th 2011

Nine months after the Steelers discarded Santonio Holmes, the mercurial wide receiver insisted Wednesday that he'd get the last laugh if the Jets deliver on their season-long promise.

"If we win the Super Bowl, then everything is personal," Holmes said in the run-up to Sunday's AFC Championship Game in Pittsburgh. "That's a slap back in those guys' face for trading me. But right now, it's not even a focus of mine."

Holmes, one of the most talented receivers in the Steelers' tradition-rich history, maintained that Sunday's game won't be tinged with revenge.

"This time it means everything...for myself, for this team, for this organization," said Holmes, who had six catches for 40 yards in the Jets' 22-17 win in Pittsburgh last month. "We're trying to get to the Super Bowl. I don't care about the Steelers right now. Those guys are in my team's way."
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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...20_holmes_is_steel_the_one.html#ixzz1BZxvqsiT


Holmes has eyes on more big plays
Jets Blog
By MARK CANNIZZARO
January 20, 2011

There?s only one moment Sunday at Heinz Field when it truly will be ?Tone Time,? and that?s when Santonio Holmes is celebrating a Jets AFC Championship victory by doing that ?Flight Boys? routine, weaving his way around the field pretending to be a Jet airplane with his arms spread out like wings ? flying non-stop to Dallas for Super Bowl XLV.

Holmes did his best yesterday to try convincing everyone that he purged himself of his ?personal? vengeance against the Steelers, who gave him away to the Jets for a fifth-round draft choice before this season, in the Jets? win a month ago at Pittsburgh.

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FREQUENT FLIER: Santonio Holmes got to do his ?Fly Boys? routine after the Jets? Week 15 win in Pittsburgh. He hopes to do it again Sunday.

Don?t believe him for a minute.

Holmes burns to celebrate a Super Bowl berth on the field he cut his teeth en route to becoming a Super Bowl MVP while wearing Steelers black and gold.

?The personal game is out of the way,? Holmes insisted. ?I got a chance to beat those guys the first time around. I don?t care about the Steelers right now. Those guys are in my team?s way. If we win the Super Bowl, then everything is personal. [Then] that?s a slap back in those guys? faces for trading me.?

With every big play Holmes has made for the Jets it?s a slap in the face to the Steelers, who grew tired of his off-the-field liability.

Holmes was suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL?s substance abuse policy, and there were other transgressions in Pittsburgh, including domestic violence and disorderly conduct charges, that wore out his welcome.

?They gave up on him,? safety James Ihedigbo said. ?You know the saying: Another man?s loss is another man?s gain? That?s how it?s been for us. [Holmes] and I talked about that. It?s payback time. They passed up on him and didn?t want him around and he?s been nothing but best of the best here.?

Indeed, as a Jet, Holmes appears to have been a model citizen and teammate ? all the while furthering his reputation as a big-play receiver who has the uncanny knack for being the focal point at the most crucial moments.

In a span of a little more than a month in midseason, Holmes set up an improbable win in Denver by drawing a pass interference penalty, then set up the game-winning field goal in Detroit with a long catch-and-run, then caught the game-winning TD pass in Cleveland and again against the Texans.

In Sunday?s playoff win over the Patriots, Holmes made an acrobatic catch in the corner of the end zone that was reminiscent of his game-winning catch with 35 seconds remaining in Super Bowl XLIII that helped earn him MVP honors.

?One of the reasons we brought ?Tone? here is for these kinds of games,? Rex Ryan said. ?Big-time players make big-time plays in the brightest spotlight, and here it is right here: AFC Championship time. This is ?Tone Time.??

?Tone Time? is a buzzword this season that was borne from Holmes? succession of big plays in big moments.

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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets...ig_plays_Mm6XDvYepuCdzmPkEqG3GN#ixzz1BZxCeJoy

For Jets WR Santonio Holmes, all that matters is reaching Super Bowl
Published: Thursday, January 20, 2011
By Conor Orr/The Star-Ledger


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The Jets' Santonio Holmes, seen celebrating after last weekend's win over the Patriots, hopes his team can celebrate another victory over the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Santonio Holmes insists this time it?s not personal.

The first time the Jets wide receiver faced his former team, the bottled-up emotions ran loose. Then it became personal as he waited to hear the boos ringing out from fans wearing black-and-gold replicas of his No. 10 uniform.

The satisfaction he felt after the Jets? 22-17 victory over the Steelers in that game last month in Pittsburgh had some lingering personal value ? a bit of payback for the team that traded him for a fifth-round draft choice.

Sunday, he says, will be different.

?If we win the Super Bowl, then everything is personal,? Holmes said. ?That?s a slap back in those guys? faces for trading me. But right now, it?s not even a focus of mine.?

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http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2011/01/for_jets_wr_santonio_holmes_al.html

NFL.com: Holmes-coming

NFL.com: Do Steelers regret trading Holmes?

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-azVISyWNE"]YouTube - 1/19/11 Santonio Holmes Press Conference[/ame]
 
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This is the first Santonio NFL press conference I have seen. He is very well spoken and does not come off as a diva at all. I don't know where people are getting that from. I'm proud to say he is a buckeye and I hope he kicks some Pittsburgh ass this weekend.
 
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GeorgiaBuck2;1860107; said:
This is the first Santonio NFL press conference I have seen. He is very well spoken and does not come off as a diva at all. I don't know where people are getting that from. I'm proud to say he is a buckeye and I hope he kicks some Pittsburgh ass this weekend.
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I always loved what 'Tone did for OSU, but I TOTALLY understand why Pittsburgh might have been concerned with his behavior. I don't think he's a diva, but he did make some personal mistakes while in PA. Presumably that's all behind him now. I hope for him that's true anyway.
 
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matcar;1860129; said:
I always loved what 'Tone did for OSU, but I TOTALLY understand why Pittsburgh might have been concerned with his behavior. I don't think he's a diva, but he did make some personal mistakes while in PA. Presumably that's all behind him now. I hope for him that's true anyway.
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ya i think after the fiasco on the plane is when he got the most flak for the Diva tag...getting caught with pot and the nightclub thing with the supposed throwing of a glass at a chick when he was at pittsburgh, DURING the big ben investigation made him the scapegoat...and they made a good prediction that mike wallace could step in and replace holmes...it was the right decision because wallace is a bigger deep threat and ward stepped back in as their go to possession receiver
 
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Santonio Holmes' second shot gets big stage vs. former team
By Tom Pedulla, USA TODAY

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. ? Santonio Holmes ensured his place in NFL lore when his barely inbounds 6-yard touchdown catch with 35 seconds left gave the Pittsburgh Steelers a 27-23 victory against the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.

His willingness to repeatedly cross social and league boundaries before and after the grab that brought Super Bowl MVP honors just as surely led Pittsburgh to trade him to the New York Jets on April 11 for a fifth-round draft choice.

That slap still stings as Holmes returns to Pittsburgh for Sunday's AFC Championship Game hoping he can build on his reputation as one of the game's clutch receivers and land the Jets in their first Super Bowl since the 1968 season.

"This time, it means everything," Holmes said of his second visit to Pittsburgh following a 22-17 victory Dec. 19. "Everything for myself, for this team, for this organization. We're trying to get to the Super Bowl. I don't care about the Steelers right now, you know. Those guys are in my team's way."

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http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/jets/2011-01-22-santonio-holmes_N.htm
 
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Holmes upset after loss to former squad
Jets Blog
By BRIAN LEWIS
January 24, 2011

PITTSBURGH -- Santonio Holmes came back to Pittsburgh with a chance for revenge, to lead his new club past his old one en route to the Super Bowl.

But after his Jets' 24-19 AFC Championship loss, the only thing he was left with was anger -- seething over the loss, and seeming even angrier at offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer.

Gang Green fell behind 24-3 in the first half, before Holmes' 45-yard touchdown catch sparked a huge second-half rally that fell short. But he'd been on the bench early in the game during the Jets' slow start. When asked about it, a visibly-vexed Holmes deflected all questions to Schottenheimer.

"As you can see, I watched from the sideline the first couple plays, so I don't know," said Holmes.

When asked why he was on the sidelines and not in the game, Holmes replied: "Ask Coach Schottenheimer what was the reason behind that.

"Ask Coach Schottenheimer. I just had to go with the gameplan. That's the way things were called, and that's what I had to do."

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Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/jets/going_holmes_E6ZYoxmtArK6K7RVtfAN8M#ixzz1BxWVP9Aa
 
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Franchise tag for Harris raises questions
February, 6, 2011
By Rich Cimini

Clearly, the Jets value Harris more than WR Santonio Holmes, WR Braylon Edwards and CB Antonio Cromartie, all of whom have expiring contracts. If the Jets can't sign those players before the start of free agency (whenever that is), the players will hit the open market. Tannenbaum has said he'd sign to keep all three, but that will be difficult. League insiders say the Jets' No. 1 priority is Holmes; they appear willing to let the market dictate the value for Edwards and Cromartie.
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http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/4554/franchise-tag-for-harris-raises-questions
 
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NJ-Buckeye;1870747; said:
4th and 5 .. 50 sec. left... Super Bowl championship on the line
I'm Ben Roethlisberger.. and I wish I was throwing to
A) Santonio Holmes
B) Mike Wallace
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I'm biased towards Holmes, but both of those guys are studs. Holmes definitely has more game winners, but Wallace has many less drops generally. The defensive play on 4th down last night was outstanding, and I think the defender would have broken up that pass on anyone.

Ps. Thanks for bringing the VG out of retirement - assuming that you did indeed lure him back.
 
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JohnnyCockfight;1870850; said:
I'm biased towards Holmes, but both of those guys are studs. Holmes definitely has more game winners, but Wallace has many less drops generally. The defensive play on 4th down last night was outstanding, and I think the defender would have broken up that pass on anyone.

Ps. Thanks for bringing the VG out of retirement - assuming that you did indeed lure him back.
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I think the big difference with Holmes is that he is an exceptional route runner.
 
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Jets designated ILB David Harris as their franchise player.

Fellow would-be free agents Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards were passed over. The Jets, in theory, could've assigned Harris a "restricted free agent" tender as a four-year veteran, but in all likelihood that tag would've meant nothing. The franchise tag is a safer means of keeping him. Harris has been one of the most underrated defenders in football over the past 3-4 seasons. A second-round pick out of Michigan in 2007, the three-down 'backer has been New York's leading tackler in each of the past two seasons.
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
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not that it will happen but i would kill for Santonio on the Browns
 
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Jets Top Priority: Re-signing Santonio Holmes
By Chuck Carroll
Football News Now Staff Writer
February 26, 2011

Re-signing wide receiver Santonio Holmes is a top priority for the New York Jets this offseason. Actually, it?s the priority according to Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network.

Interestingly, the team opted not to place the franchise tag on the former Super Bowl MVP, opting instead to place it on ILB David Harris.

Holmes became the go to deep threat for Mark Sanchez once he returned from a four-game suspension at the start of the season.

The 26-year-old Ohio State product hauled in 52 passes and six touchdowns in 12 regular season games.
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http://www.footballnewsnow.com/2011/jets-top-priority-re-signing-santonio-holmes/
 
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