Fantasy Outlook

Holmes has been suspended for the first four games for violating the drug policy which means he is one slip-up from being suspended for a full year. That did not dissuade the Jets who brought him in to compete with Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery. Both Edwards and Holmes are in the final year of their current contracts and both need to make a positive impression this year – playing the same position. Holmes goes to the team that threw the fewest passes in the league in 2009 so this is not an upgrade for him. He is on a run-first team and will miss the first month and only then mix in with Edwards in some measure. Holmes has the name and has been productive in the past but he’s better off on someone else’s team who will probably drop him two weeks into the season anyway.

Posted: 9/4/2010 8:23pm et

The New York Jets have announced they have placed WR Santonio Holmes on the reserve/suspended list.

Huddle Up: No big news here, just confirming that it happened. He'll be back in week 5 against Minnesota.

Posted: 9/3/2010 12:32pm et

New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes had four catches for 97 yards, including a 51-yard touchdown reception, in the team's preseason finale Thursday, Sept. 2.

Huddle Up: Get your Holmes fix now, because after that showing you won't see him on the field again for a month as he sits out his four-game suspension. But the 4-97 with a long TD should earn him a berth at the end of any fantasy drafts left to happen, assuming they can hold his roster spot for a month.

Posted: 9/2/2010 11:00am et

New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes is not banned from the team's headquarters while serving a suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, according to Aaron Wilson, of NationalFootballPost.com. Holmes is allowed to work out at the Jets' training complex and can attend team meetings, but isn't allowed to participate in practice sessions.

Huddle Up: It's a good rule adopted by the league to allow players suspended for substance abuse to still remain with the team rather than be left on the outside looking in, where they might find more trouble. It should also help Holmes keep up with the Jets' offense during his suspension and make an immediate impact when he's allowed to return to the field.

Posted: 7/29/2010 3:50pm et

ESPNNewYork.com reports the Jets might add free-agent WR Laveranues Coles (Bengals) to the mix. Provided Coles is signed by the New York Jets, he would fill the void left by WR Santonio Holmes during the four games he is suspended, reports Manish Mehta, of The New York Daily News. After Holmes returns, it is uncertain what role Coles would play.

Huddle Up: Coles will be 33 in December but he's still got decent wheels. This would be Coles' third tour of duty with NYJ, where he posted two 1,000-yard seasons. Overall the addition of Coles would give Mark Sanchez an even bigger selection of talented pass-catchers including Holmes, Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery, and TE Dustin Keller.

Posted: 7/21/2010 5:24pm et

New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes is expected to see plenty of playing time during training camp because of his four-game suspension to start the season, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Rich Cimini.

Huddle Up: Holmes' regular season starts in week five on Monday night vs. the Minnesota Vikings. When he returns he'll be part of a 3-WR rotation with Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery. He could eventually start at split end over Cotchery. Holmes is slipping as far down as the 10th round in fantasy mocks.

Posted: 6/12/2010 3:28am et

New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes has some tightness in both of his hamstrings, according to head coach Rex Ryan. "He's not all the way out there yet," Ryan said. Ryan did note that he feels Holmes is "a special talent" on the field and he has the talent the team thought he did.

Huddle Up: Holmes will have plenty of time to get healthy, as he's slated to sit out the first month of the season due to a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

Posted: 5/1/2010 11:04am et

Contrary to a previous report, New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes was not escorted off of a plane at Pittsburgh International Airport for being disruptive, according to ESPNNewYork.com. Authorities at the airport filed an incident report after Holmes did not follow flight regulations by not turning off his iPod when the plane was landing. Police officers reminded Holmes he must follow regulations after he got off the plane. Holmes was not charged with any crime.

Huddle Up: While Holmes was not charged with anything, and initial reports of Holmes being escorted off proved inaccurate, it's just one more weight tossed on the "knucklehead" side of his ledger at the league offices. And with that scale tipping from a four game suspension already, you can see why the Steelers were willing to part with him for just a fifth-round pick.

Posted: 4/12/2010 3:05pm et

Bob Glauber, of Newsday, reports the NFL has announced New York Jets WR Santonio Holmes has been suspended four games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Huddle Up: This comes as no surprise, as it was part of the explanation why Pittsburgh could only get a fifth-round pick in return for Holmes. The four-gamer means that Holmes is one "wake-n-bake" from a full year away from football—again, a big reason the Steelers were in such a hurry to unload him.

Posted: 4/12/2010 2:56pm et

Bill Williamson, of ESPN.com, reports the trade of WR Santonio Holmes from the Pittsburgh Steelers to the New York Jets for a fifth-round draft pick could have an impact on Denver Broncos restricted free-agent WR Brandon Marshall. The Broncos want a first-round pick for Marshall. So far, no team has been willing to give up a top pick for Marshall and time is running out.

Huddle Up: Unless Marshall is able to negotiate a contract extension with a new team, he's likely seen as a one-year rental. A rental with upside, to be sure, but the copious baggage he comes with certainly isn't helping the Broncos' return on investment.

Posted: 4/12/2010 12:24am et

Bart Hubbuch, of the New York Post, reports the Pittsburgh Steelers have traded WR Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a fifth-round draft pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Huddle Up: A Super Bowl MVP for a fifth-round pick; looks like the Jets not only got the "contract expires after 2010" discount but also the "knucklehead" discount and the "he's gonna be suspended for four games" discount. The Steelers, meanwhile, send a clear message to Ben Roethlisberger that if he continues to screw up off the field... well, evidently he can get away with it but his receivers can't. This explains why the Steelers had wideouts in for pre-draft visits and also elevates the fantasy stock of Mike Wallace. In New York, the Jets now have both Braylon Edwards and Holmes with expiring contracts at the end of the season; they may also be without both due to league suspensions for the first few games of the season.

Posted: 4/10/2010 1:52pm et

Mike Florio, of ProFootballTalk.com, reports Pittsburgh Steelers WR Santonio Holmes is facing a four-game suspension under the league's substance-abuse policy, according to multiple sources. However, it is presently unknown whether Holmes tested positive for a prohibited substance or committed some other violation of the policy, such as missing a required test.

Huddle Up: Holmes has had an eventful offseason, and now he may extend that break between games for another month. With the Steelers bringing in wideouts like Golden Tate for a visit and Holmes talking about playing in a bigger market, it appears as if Pittsburgh is readying for life without Holmes in both the short- and long-term. Second-year wideout Mike Wallace would be the immediate playing-time beneficiary of a Holmes suspension.

Posted: 4/2/2010 4:25pm et

Jonathan D. Silver, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, reports the Orlando Police Department have reopened the alleged assault case against Pittsburgh Steelers WR Santonio Holmes after the victim changed her mind and decided to press charges.

Huddle Up: Looks like Holmes isn't out of the woods yet on this one, and if the charges stick you know the league will get involved.