Santonio Holmes Santonio Holmes Jr . ( born March 3 , 1984 ) is a wide receiver for the New York Jets of the National Football League . 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 . Early years . Holmes attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade , Florida . He 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 High School in 2002 with a 3 . 4 GPA . College career . Holmes attended Ohio State University where he was red shirted when Ohio State University won the 2002 National Championship . Holmes caught 245 passes for 2 , 295 yards and 25 touchdowns , while gaining 3 , 123 all - purpose yards . His 245 career receptions and 3 , 496 yards were ranked the fifth highest totals in school history at the time . His 25 touchdown catches ranked him 3rd in the NCAA . Professional career . Pittsburgh Steelers . 2006 . Holmes left college a year early and was taken in the first round ( 25 overall ) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the defending Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers . The 25th pick overall , he was the first receiver since Plaxico Burress taken in the first round by the Steelers . Holmes , who wore number 4 at The Ohio State University ( a number that isn ' t issued to wide receivers in the NFL ) , was issued number 10 , previously worn in Pittsburgh by former kicker Roy Gerela and quarterback Kordell Stewart . Early on in the Steelers ' disappointing 2006 season , Holmes was criticized for his poor performance on special teams as a returner , a role in which he fumble d frequently . However , Holmes had better success as a receiver , displaying his athleticism and skill in several of the Steelers ' games . He earned Week 6 Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week honors for his performance October 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs , totaling 58 yards receiving and 13 yards rushing . Late in the season , Holmes replaced Cedrick Wilson in the starting lineup and finished the 2006 regular season with 49 receptions for 824 yards and 2 touchdowns . His best play of the season was also the last , when , in overtime of the Steelers ' final game of the season against the Cincinnati Bengals , 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 . He also returned a punt 65 yards for a touchdown on December 17 against the Carolina Panthers . 2007 . Holmes was named the Steelers ' starting split end coming into training camp . He enjoyed a breakout season in 2007 as he led the Steelers in receiving yards , receiving touchdowns , and emerged as one of the better known deep threats in the NFL . In Week 1 of the season against the Cleveland Browns , Holmes caught a 40 yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger as they went on to defeat the Browns 34 – 7 . Week 4 in a loss against the Arizona Cardinals , he enjoyed one of the best games in his young pro career as he finished the game with 6 receptions , 128 yards , and 2 touchdown catches . In week 9 , he enjoyed another two touchdown game against the Baltimore Ravens , in a game which both touchdowns came in the first half . He finished the game with 4 catches , 110 yards , and two touchdowns . In week 16 , Santonio Holmes amassed the most yards receiving in a game in his career , as he finished the game with 133 yards receiving against the St . Louis Rams . He finished the year with 942 yards receiving and 8 touchdown catches . He led the league in yards per catch . In his first career playoff game , a 31 – 29 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars , he finished the game with 3 catches , 49 yards , and a touchdown . 2008 . Despite returning no punts throughout the 2007 season , Holmes explored returning again for the 2008 season . During the offseason , Holmes had set a goal to play in all 16 games throughout the season , increasing his weight by 11 pounds through workouts in the offseason . Holmes began the season with 2 receptions for 19 yards in a win against the Houston Texans . In the following 10 - 6 win over the Cleveland Browns , Holmes totaled 94 yards on 5 receptions and had a carry for 10 yards . In the following loss to the Eagles , he recorded 3 receptions for 32 yards . Holmes saw his first score the following week in an overtime win against the Baltimore Ravens , finishing with 61 yards on 3 receptions for a touchdown . Following a bye week , Holmes totaled 89 yards on 5 receptions in the win against the Cincinnati Bengals . However , Holmes was benched following being arrested for possession of marijuana . Holmes was benched by coach Tomlin twice . He was forced to miss the following loss to the New York Giants , but was activated again for the Monday Night game against the Washington Redskins . Statistically , Holmes ' production decreased when compared to his 2007 stats . He declined in receptions , receiving yards , and receiving average . However , Holmes ' still contributed big plays throughout the season , especially during the game versus the Cowboys where he caught a long pass that ignited a struggling Steelers offense . In Super Bowl XLIII , Holmes secured the Steelers ' NFL - record 6th Super Bowl win after catching a 6 - yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with 35 seconds left in regulation . Holmes caught nine passes for 131 yards and a touchdown , including four receptions for 73 yards on their final game - winning drive . He was named Super Bowl MVP , becoming the sixth wide receiver to win the award , and also was the third Pittsburgh receiver to win the award , following Lynn Swann and Hines Ward . 2009 . Statistically , 2009 was the best season of his career . He had 79 catches , 1 , 248 receiving yards , and five touchdowns and became Pittsburgh ' s first receiving target in which was surprisingly his last year with the team . He was traded during the offseason due to his brushes with the law ( see section Legal Troubles ) . New York Jets . 2010 . On April 11 , 2010 , Holmes was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for a fifth - round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft . ( The Steelers eventually traded the pick to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a sixth round pick ( Antonio Brown ) and reacquiring Bryant McFadden . The Cardinals used the pick on quarterback John Skelton . ) Shortly before the trade , the NFL announced that Holmes would be suspended for the first four games of the season due to a violation of the NFL ' s substance abuse policy . The trade came after Holmes ' incident in a nightclub ( see below ) , coinciding with Ben Roethlisberger ' s own legal troubles , and the Steelers wanting to set an example for its other players . Had Holmes not been traded , the Steelers would ' ve simply released him , meeting a similar fate to that of former first round pick Huey Richardson , who was traded for a 7th round pick one year after going in the first round . After serving a four game suspension for violating the league ' s substance abuse policy , Holmes returned to practice on October 6 , 2010 . Although Holmes was forbidden to participate in practices with his teammates and he was suspended from playing for the Jets during their regular season contests , he still attended team meetings and worked out daily at the team ' s facilities . On November 14 , 2010 with 22 seconds to go in overtime against the Cleveland Browns , Santonio Holmes caught a pass on the Browns 31 yard line and carried it in for a touchdown , giving the Jets a 26 - 20 victory against Cleveland . The very next week , on November 21 , 2010 , Holmes caught a game winning touchdown from Mark Sanchez with 10 seconds left and the Jets went on to beat the Houston Texans 30 - 27 . During the 2010 - 2011 postseason , the Jets made it to the AFC Championship and lost to the team Holmes formerly played with , the Pittsburgh Steelers . 2011 . Holmes re - signed with the Jets during the offseason , shortly before the start of 2011 season agreeing to a 5 year deal . He was named one of the team captains , along with starting quarterback Mark Sanchez , before the season began . In the 4th quarter of the final game of the 2011 season against the Miami Dolphins , Holmes appeared to get into an argument with Jets offensive tackle Wayne Hunter while the team was huddling . As a result of the argument , Holmes was benched for the remainder of the game , and the Jets ended up losing the game , which resulted in the Jets missing the postseason for the first time in 3 years . His leadership qualities and credibility as a captain have since been questioned . Holmes finished the season with just 51 catches , the second lowest total of his career , along with only 654 receiving yards , by far the lowest total of his career . He also finished with a career low 12 . 8 yards per reception average . He did , however , tally a new career high in touchdown receptions with 8 . 2012 . Holmes was lost for the remainder of the 2012 season after sustaining a Lisfranc foot injury in week 4 against the San Francisco 49ers , and was eventually placed on injured reserve . Legal trouble . Holmes has acknowledged selling drugs on the street corner of his hometown of Belle Glade , Florida as a teenager ; he says that his mother ' s influence and a desire to play professional football made him decide to stop . 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 hearing regarding the domestic case and a hearing regarding the traffic ticket . He pled 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 . On October 23 , 2008 , Holmes was arrested in Pittsburgh and cited by officers for possession of marijuana . He released an apology after missing a game , stating that he wished to " focus all of [ his ] efforts on helping our team win on the field and achieve its ultimate goal . " On March 24 , 2010 , Anshonae Mills filed a lawsuit against Holmes over a March 7 incident in which she alleges Holmes threw a glass at her in an Orlando nightclub , resulting in a cut above her eye . Initially , Mills did not pursue charges , claiming Holmes and the police intimidated her into it , but the case has been reopened . Subsequently , after a Twitter comment criticizing the nightclub incident , Holmes told the follower to " kill urself . " He later Tweeted it was time to " wake n bake , " a reference to marijuana . Holmes alleges his account was hacked and it was not him making the comments . On April 29 , 2010 , according to a report filed by authorities at Pittsburgh International Airport , a flight attendant told police that Holmes wouldn ' t turn off his iPod when requested and asked that officers speak to him . Holmes got off the Colgan Air flight and spoke to the officers , who reminded him to comply with regulations , but did not charge the wide receiver with anything . Holmes later talked to Jets head coach Rex Ryan about the incident .