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WR Santonio Holmes (Super Bowl XLIII MVP)

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Holmes focused on leading Jets to a title
Originally published: January 6, 2011
By KIMBERLEY A. MARTIN [email protected]

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Photo credit: Getty Images | Santonio Holmes of the New York Jets scores a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the third quarter. (Nov. 21, 2010)

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - Each word is imprinted in blue ink on the backs of Santonio Holmes' hands, etched in between sketches of bricks. He pointed to the lettering with pride, as he explained their origin. His inner strength can be summed up in two words: Muck. City.

"The symbol of the bricks is just the hard work,'' Holmes said, as he strolled through the hallways of the Jets training facility en route to an afternoon meeting. "And the way the words are placed inside of that, it's almost like it can't be broken based on what I witnessed, everything I've been a part of throughout the streets of Belle Glade [Fla.]. It's all in between these bricks.''

He and his hometown, aka "Muck City" for it's acres of sugarcane soil, are forever linked. But Holmes is clear about his priorities and his future.

"I represent Belle Glade, but at the same time, I've got to take care of myself because I don't want to go back there," he said. "Regardless of how much I love it, I represent it and I talk about it, I ain't going back there."

For Holmes, tomorrow's wild-card game against the Indianapolis Colts is just the first step in his journey to becoming a champion for a second time. The former Pittsburgh Steeler and Super Bowl XLIII MVP knows these moments are few and far between for most players. It took Jets fullback Tony Richardson 15 years to win his first playoff game. But if the Jets can figure out a way to outsmart quarterback Peyton Manning and outmaneuver defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, they'll likely avenge last year's 30-17 AFC title game loss to the Colts.

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Jets receiver at 'Holmes' in playoffs
Jets Blog
January 7, 2011

All the offensive attention is on Mark Sanchez and LaDainian Tomlinson, but the Jets need it to be Tone Time if they are going to outgun Peyton Manning in their playoff opener tomorrow night.

Santonio Holmes makes big plays in big games. No. 10 is the Jets? GPS to the Super Bowl.

?I wouldn?t bet against Santonio Holmes, let?s just put it that way,? Rex Ryan said of the former Super Bowl MVP.

?You have a guy that got over the top and on the biggest stage at the biggest time, made if not the greatest catch, maybe the kid with the Giants? (David Tyree) catch is right there with it, wins the game,? Ryan added. ?He was the MVP. They know it?s not too big for Santonio.

Every one of his teammates knows that when it?s the biggest time, he?s ready to deliver. Look at what he did during the regular season for us. When my dad met him, he goes, All you?ve done is win four games for us. That?s all.? He had only played in five at the time. Everybody feels his presence.

?The bigger the game, the better he?s going to play. There?s just something about him. Some of your great competitors just have that little extra on the biggest stage.? The big stage is set. Holmes needs to step up and ignite the Jets? offense with huge plays. The Jets managed 17 points there last January in the AFC Championship.

?The first thing Rex talked to me about was that he had a chance to win a Super Bowl [with the Ravens], and I was the guy that took it away from him,? Holmes said of his initial talk with Ryan after the Jets traded for him. ?I know that he believes I?m here for one reason and that?s to win championships.

?If you can win three games, you?re in the Super Bowl,? he said.

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Jets Santonio Holmes not content to stand pat after winning Super Bowl XLIII MVP with Steelers
BY Kristie Ackert
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Friday, January 14th 2011

The Super Bowl ring is safely put away and won't be making any inspirational trips to Florham Park this month.

The trophy is on the shelf.

Santonio Holmes' memories of his Super Bowl-winning catch with the Steelers are pretty much packed away now, too.

"I can't live off what I did in the past," Holmes said. "That happened with another team. That was then, this is now.

"I want win one with green-and-white this time."

For Holmes, those memories are bittersweet. Along with the game-winning catch in Super Bowl XLIII, there is the baggage. His off-field problems included domestic abuse allegations and a violation of the NFL's drug policy. A year after claiming the Super Bowl MVP trophy, the Steelers traded Holmes to the Jets. After he started the season serving a four-game ban for violating the drug policy, many now feel Holmes has rewarded the Jets' faith in him. He's stayed clear of trouble and has caught 52 passes for 746 yards and six TDs, including three game-winners this season.

Holmes does not see that as enough. He has fully bought into Rex Ryan's belief that he was a piece that can make this Jets team into a Super Bowl champion.

"We have an opportunity to get to the Super Bowl now," Holmes said. "And by all means, and whatever it takes to win this next game and get to the Super Bowl, that's what I'll do."

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Updated: January 14, 2011
Jets need Holmes to deliver against Pats
Tone Time helped save Gang Green several times this season. Can he do it again?
Howard By Johnette Howard
ESPNNewYork.com

It's been a few weeks since New York Jets wideout Santonio Holmes took off on one of those game-winning touchdown runs like he did by splitting two defenders to save the Jets against Cleveland, and it's been even longer since he drew an interference penalty that saved the Jets against Denver earlier this season. But the pattern is set.

A great portion of this Jets season was saved because Holmes delivered in some games when the Jets were wobbling, and almost out on their feet. Now, the Jets know what people are saying about their chances of beating the New England Patriots in Sunday's divisional showdown after the 45-3 beating the Patriots put on them last month: The Jets may need another miracle.

Holmes, standing at his locker Thursday, just smiled and nodded a little when it was suggested these are the kinds of games and situations that the Jets brought him here for.

"Most definitely," he said. "I will look any one of my teammates in the eyes, and anybody else in the eye, and tell them it's 'Tone Time. It's time to play football now. It's time to get out and get the job done."

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Wideout primed for a Holmes-coming
Jets Blog
By MARK HALE
Last Updated: January 17, 2011

FOXBOROUGH ? The stage is set for Santonio Holmes to have a magical night against the Steelers at Heinz Field next week.

?To be able to win the AFC Championship and go to the Super Bowl on their field,? LaDainian Tomlinson said last night, ?for him that would probably be a dream come true.?

Holmes came through with a sparkling touchdown catch with 13 minutes left to help knock off the Patriots and send the Jets into the AFC title game against his former team in Pittsburgh. Holmes was shipped to the Jets in the offseason for a fifth-round draft pick after spending four years with the Steelers and winning Super Bowl MVP honors for them two years ago.

The star wideout had six catches for 40 yards in the Jets? 22-17 Week 15 win in Pittsburgh. Now he will visit with a chance to earn a trip to the Super Bowl.

?I?m not worried about me personally,? Holmes said before hinting it may be personal after all. ?After the game?s over, I?ll tell you everything personally about that game.?
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JANUARY 18, 2011
For Holmes, the Foe Is Familiar
By ADITI KINKHABWALA

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With shoulder pads and tape strewn all over the floor, the stunning upset of the Patriots in the books and the Jets' AFC-title-game ticket officially punched, Jerricho Cotchery stood in the chaos of the visitors' locker room at Gillette Stadium and felt safe admitting it: he and fellow receiver Santonio Holmes had been late to their meeting with the quarterbacks Saturday night.

Because they were watching the Steelers game.

Nine months and exactly one week ago, the Steelers sent Mr. Holmes to the Jets, dumping him after one too many off-the-field incidents. Now, this Sunday, he'll become the first-ever Super Bowl MVP to face his old team in a conference title game.

"To be able to win the AFC Championship game and go to the Super Bowl on that field? For him it would probably be a dream come true," running back LaDainian Tomlinson said, imagining his own situation were he to face the Chargers, who dealt him last year. "This has to be huge."

Steady and generally not demonstrative, Mr. Holmes gave hint to that in the aftermath of the Jets' 28-21 win Sunday night in Foxborough. As the Jets came off the field and through the Gillette Stadium tunnel, Mr. Tomlinson heard the Jets' fans' chants of "LT! LT! LT!" and thumped his chest repeatedly. Linebacker Bart Scott flung his arms out and weaved liked a jet plane. Jason Taylor stuck his pointer finger in the air, clenched his fist and let loose a primal, "Yes!" twice.

Then there was Mr. Holmes, a player former Ohio State teammate and current Jet teammate Nick Mangold called "always cool," pushing his 5-foot-11 frame up the sides of the tunnel to high-five green-clad fans.

"No question, I was watching for those guys," he said later, sitting in the locker room and acknowledging that, as Mr. Cotchery said, he was glued to the Steelers' 31-24 comeback victory over the Ravens Saturday evening. "No question I want to see those guys."

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Politi: Santonio Holmes could make the Steelers regret giving up on him
Published: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
By Steve Politi/Star-Ledger Columnist

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Santonio Holmes has found a new home -- and happiness -- with the New York Jets.

The voice on the other end of the phone last spring sounded shaken and small, even a little scared.

“The Steelers just got rid of me,” Santonio Holmes told his friend and longtime speed coach, and the conversation that followed seemed unthinkable for a former Super Bowl MVP in his prime.

Was his career, one that was supposed to have no ceiling, suddenly in serious trouble?

“Yeah, he was scared,” said Tom Shaw, his coach and confidant. “In high school and at Ohio State, he has always been the guy. He had a house built in Pittsburgh. He was on top of the world.

“Then — boom — you get suspended for four games. The Steelers trade you away for a fifth-round pick. You start to wonder: Will other teams want to take a chance on you?”

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The voice in another conversation on this topic sounded different. Much different. Rex Ryan was on the phone in his office when somebody stuck in his head with a question:

“Santonio Holmes — give me thumbs up if you want him and a thumbs down if you don’t.”

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

Santonio Holmes, Ben Roethlisberger unexpected opponents two years after sharing Super Bowl glory
Gary Myers
Wednesday, January 19th 2011

Ben Roethlisberger to Santonio Holmes produced the most spectacular game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl history just two years ago, but on Sunday, they are in each other's way of getting to Super Bowl XLV in Dallas.

When they connected on that six-yard pass in the right corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining against Arizona to give the Steelers their record sixth Super Bowl title, it looked like Roethlisberger and Holmes would develop into one of the most feared combinations in the NFL.

Both young and extremely talented.

But when they each got into trouble last year, the Steelers bailed on Holmes and traded him to the Jets for just a fifth-round draft pick. They stuck by Roethlisberger.

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You gotta love Santonio's battlecry after the TD. :biggrin:

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/Story_behind_the_photo_Santonio_Holmes_backflip_jets.html

Story behind the photo: Jets receiver Santonio Holmes' back flip Monday, January 17, 2011 Tyson Trish

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The entire stadium, and even some officials, seemed convinced that Holmes did not get his feet in bounds. Holmes showed no signs of doubt. He quickly let out a scream from the ground as he pointed skyward while teammate Mark Sanchez, wings out, flew in to congratulate. Once the official ruling was decided Holmes jumped up from the ground and began to walk toward the Jets sideline.When he stopped, he bent his knees and demonstrated his amazing athletic ability by jumping high into the air and flipping backward -- and yes he managed to get his feet in bounds once again.

On the play I was shooting from the left corner kneeling below the musket-loaded minutemen. I had no idea if he got his feet in bounds but followed his reaction as he celebrated behind the back left pylon. About thirty seconds after the catch, and after the score was official, Holmes walked right in front of my shooting position and stopped. I could see his body tense up and I knew something was about to happen. Then came the flip. Luckily, I was shooting with an 80-200 zoom lens that was loose enough to capture Holmes' airborne moment.
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The man is amazing..
 
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Holmes: A Jets Super Bowl win would be a ?slap? in Pittsburgh?s face
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 19, 2011

The Steelers have done a great job replacing Santonio Holmes this season. But the Pittsburgh organization and its fans know well that Holmes has a knack for game-changing moments, and he could hurt them on Sunday.

Holmes was asked Wednesday if this week was personal to him:

?I think the personal game is out the way,? Holmes said. ?I got a chance to beat them the first time around.?

?This time it means everything for the team, for the organization . . . I don?t care about the Steelers right now. Those guys are in my team?s way. We have one goal ? to win the Super Bowl.?

Holmes said he didn?t understand at first what caused him to be traded from Pittsburgh. (We have plenty of guesses.) He still has plenty of love for his ex-teammates, calling Troy Polamalu the greatest player he?s ever seen.

Still, he?s hoping to make the Steelers regret letting him go.

?Everything personal, will happen two, three weeks after,? Holmes said. ?If we win the Super Bowl, then everything is personal, that?s a slap back in those guy?s face for trading me. For right now, that?s not even a focus of mine.?
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