Santonio Holmes
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| Santonio Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 3, 1984 (age 22) |
| Place of birth |  Belle Glade, Florida |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| College | Ohio State |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 1/ Pick 25 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 2006–present | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Santonio Holmes, Jr. (born March 3, 1984 in Belle Glade, Florida) is a wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He attended The Ohio State University. Holmes left college a year early and was taken in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The 25th pick overall, he was the first and only receiver taken in the first round.
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[edit] High school years
Holmes attended Glades Central Community High School in Belle Glade and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he helped lead his team to two state titles and a 12-1 record as a senior. In basketball, he helped lead his team to a state runner-up finish as a senior. In track, his team won the state title during his junior year, and he was the member of a 4x400 meter relay team that won two state titles. Santonio graduated from Glades Central Community High School in 2002 with a 3.4 GPA.
[edit] Professional career
Early on in the Steelers' disappointing 2006-2007 season, Santonio Holmes was criticized for his poor performance on special teams, fumbling the ball regularly on kick returns. He was taken out of a game at one point after being booed by Steelers' fans at Heinz Field (in Pittsburgh) for his consistent fumbles on punt returns.[citation needed] However, Holmes has displayed athleticism and skill in several of the Steelers' games. On October 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs, Holmes caught for 58 yards, and had one run for 13 yards, making him the week 6 Diet Pepsi Rookie of week. Despite his relatively inconsistent showings, Holmes partially compensated for his mistakes and earned the respect of head coach Bill Cowher by returning a punt for a 65 yard touchdown on December 17 against the Carolina Panthers. In overtime of the Steelers' final game of the season, Holmes caught a pass from Ben Roethlisberger on a slant route, and ran for a 67 yard touchdown to secure a win for the Steelers. This is widely recognized as the peak of his first year in the NFL. Holmes finished the 2006 regular season with 49 receptions for 824 yards and 2 touchdowns.
[edit] Legal trouble
Holmes was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida on May 27, 2006 for disorderly conduct. Charges were subsequently dropped after Holmes paid a fine. Holmes was arrested for a second time on June 18, 2006 for domestic violence and assault in Columbus, Ohio.
On July 7, 2006, Holmes appeared in Franklin County Court in Columbus Ohio for both a pre trial regarding the domestic case and hearing regarding the traffic ticket. He plead no contest to the traffic ticket and agreed to pay a fine. While Lashae Boone, the mother of Holmes' daughter and the victim in the assault case, requested that the domestic violence and assault charges be dropped, the prosecutor refused. Boone and their daughter accompanied Holmes to court. The charges were later dropped.[1]
[edit] Trivia
- He has two sons and a daughter. Santonio III, Nicori and Saniya.
- He is the second cousin of Jacksonville Jaguars' running back Fred Taylor.[citation needed]
- Recorded his first career touchdown reception in week 11 from Ben Roethlisberger in a victory over the Cleveland Browns.
[edit] References
- ^ Provance, Jim. "Domestic violence charges dropped against Santonio Holmes", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2006-12-05. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
