Jul 29 2006
Holmes signs, Steelers insist he’s not trouble
Santonio Holmes agreed to a five-year deal yesterday, and the entire organization has been quick to stand behind the kid and insist that he’s not trouble.
“Our opinion of him hasn’t changed,” Colbert said. “We still feel good about the kid, and he has done all the right things since the incidents. He set himself back with a couple of incidents. … Now, it’s up to him to take the next step. We’re comfortable he will take all of the necessary corrective steps on and off the field.”
Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward said he worked out with Holmes all week in Pittsburgh before camp and doesn’t believe the Steelers drafted a troubled player.
“I don’t make much out of it. It doesn’t bother me,” Ward said of Holmes’ two arrests. “He’s here now, and we can’t worry about what he did, only (about) his growth and maturity once he’s around all the veteran guys who know what it takes. He’s eager to learn and he’s always asking questions.”
Perhaps someone should ask him why he didn’t return Ben Roethlisberger’s calls during the offseason. Then again, maybe Holmes had an answer for that, too. Regardless, he’s in camp, and hopefully, he can be the kind of deep threat on the field that the Steelers need.
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