Santonio Holmes
Santonio Holmes
Santonio Holmes Jr.is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft after playing college football at Ohio State. In 2009, Holmes was named MVP of Super Bowl XLIII as his team beat the Arizona Cardinals. In 2010, Holmes was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' fifth round pick. Holmes has also played for the Chicago Bears...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth3 March 1984
CityBelle Glade, FL
ask color dad jersey knows matter team time watch
He now distinguishes me (on television) from other players. Every time he used to watch football, he?d ask his mom, ?Is that my dad playing?? no matter what team it was. Now he knows what color my jersey is, so he distinguishes me from other players.
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My mom kept nagging me about getting my degree. We sat down and talked. I would never forget about going back and getting my degree.
appreciate excited hurt morning mother situation work
My mother is so excited right now. But the one thing that really hurt me about the whole situation is that the day after I got drafted, she got up at 3 o'clock in the morning to work in the field. I really didn't appreciate that.
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He wasn't the fastest guy ever. He's the type of guy who wouldn't let anybody outwork him. The guy who works the hardest gets the job done.
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Troy did a great job of getting the ball out there where it's supposed to be. I ran a good route and worked for the ball. Yards after the catch were big for us.
chosen class guys ohio played reason top
That was my reason for going to Ohio State, to be one of those top guys chosen and be in the class of receivers who've played there. I really wanted to be part of that tradition.
I don't want to be (No.) 20, 25, 30.
business exciting
(College football) is way more exciting than the NFL. It's more of a business when you get to the NFL. Now, it's more like having fun.
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This is my money year, ... This is the year that determines if I go to the NFL or not.
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You've got to go in with the mind-set that you've got two guys ready to lead this team to victory.
consistency job knowing program season stepped time
The consistency he's had all season has been big for the program and big for our team, just knowing he would get the job done every time he stepped out on the field.