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12-16-2010, 06:33 AM
Holmes returns to Pittsburgh for first time since trade
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_713945.html#
By Mark Kaboly
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, December 16, 2010
• Santonio Holmes will return to Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded in April, and it appears he bears no ill will toward the organization. "I don't care anything what's going on at the Steelers' facility," Holmes said during a conference call with the media Wednesday afternoon. Holmes was traded in the offseason to the Jets for a fifth-round pick, mostly because his off-field troubles. The final straw was when Holmes was set to be suspended for the first four games because of he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy. Holmes said he was very upset when he was told that he was traded, and still hasn't been told why he was moved. "I couldn't tell you," Holmes said. "I got a phone call, and (they) said I was traded. I didn't ask why. I just got my (stuff) and I left."
• Ben Roethlisberger may work in Pittsburgh, but that doesn't mean he has to be happy about Pitt's interest in naming Mike Haywood of Miami (Ohio) as its coach. "I heard that," Roethlisberger said. "Two and done at Miami. It's a shame." Roethlisberger played at Miami for three years before getting drafted in first round by the Steelers in 2004. Roethlisberger was coached at Miami by the late Terry Hoeppner. "I really don't know him," Roethlisberger said of Haywood. "He never reached out to me."
• Linebacker James Harrison was not at practice yesterday because of illness. Also sitting out for the Steelers were tackle Flozell Adams (ankle), cornerback Bryant McFadden (hamstring), safety Troy Polamalu (ankle), defensive end Aaron Smith (triceps) and wide receiver Hines Ward. Notable Jets sitting out were defensive end Trevor Pryce (hip), running backs Tony Richardson LaDainian Tomlinson, and offensive tackle Damien Woody (knee).
Mark Kaboly can be reached at mkaboly@dailynewsemail.com or 412-664-9161.
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_713945.html#
By Mark Kaboly
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, December 16, 2010
• Santonio Holmes will return to Pittsburgh for the first time since being traded in April, and it appears he bears no ill will toward the organization. "I don't care anything what's going on at the Steelers' facility," Holmes said during a conference call with the media Wednesday afternoon. Holmes was traded in the offseason to the Jets for a fifth-round pick, mostly because his off-field troubles. The final straw was when Holmes was set to be suspended for the first four games because of he violated the NFL's substance abuse policy. Holmes said he was very upset when he was told that he was traded, and still hasn't been told why he was moved. "I couldn't tell you," Holmes said. "I got a phone call, and (they) said I was traded. I didn't ask why. I just got my (stuff) and I left."
• Ben Roethlisberger may work in Pittsburgh, but that doesn't mean he has to be happy about Pitt's interest in naming Mike Haywood of Miami (Ohio) as its coach. "I heard that," Roethlisberger said. "Two and done at Miami. It's a shame." Roethlisberger played at Miami for three years before getting drafted in first round by the Steelers in 2004. Roethlisberger was coached at Miami by the late Terry Hoeppner. "I really don't know him," Roethlisberger said of Haywood. "He never reached out to me."
• Linebacker James Harrison was not at practice yesterday because of illness. Also sitting out for the Steelers were tackle Flozell Adams (ankle), cornerback Bryant McFadden (hamstring), safety Troy Polamalu (ankle), defensive end Aaron Smith (triceps) and wide receiver Hines Ward. Notable Jets sitting out were defensive end Trevor Pryce (hip), running backs Tony Richardson LaDainian Tomlinson, and offensive tackle Damien Woody (knee).
Mark Kaboly can be reached at mkaboly@dailynewsemail.com or 412-664-9161.