http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/3682-allegheny-police-early-holmes-story-untrue Allegheny Police: Early Holmes Story Untrue Published: 04-30-10 By Randy Lange email article Editor-in-Chief Friday morning reports on a Pittsburgh TV station Website and other Internet outlets regarding an airline incident allegedly involving Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes on Thursday night are not true, according to the Allegheny County, Pa., Police Department. "As previously reported, [Santonio] Holmes was NOT removed from any airplane (4/29/2010)," a media release from the police department read. "He was asked to remove his Ipod (at one point), in which he complied. There's no further information to report." Jets head coach Rex Ryan was asked about the reports (some of which were corrected this afternoon) at his midday news conference in between rookie minicamp practices. "I know what's been told to me. It kind of got blown out of proportion by some media outlets," Ryan said. "I don't think it's as big as what's been out there." Pressed on if he was concerned about what the reports might say about Holmes, the coach said, "The version I got is much different than the version you got or what's on the Internet. To comment on that is probably not right." Ryan also praised Holmes, who came over in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers on April 12, for his work as a Jet. "Santonio around here has been tremendous, at the voluntary workouts, competitive-wise in all the drills," he said. "The thing that really jumps out at me is how he's been in the classroom, with Mark Sanchez, Brian Schottenheimer. He takes great notes. He's been tremendous in the building." Wow, this story was overblown to make Santonio look bad. What do you think??
same as in all areas of life, once your labled something people don teven think twice when theres a possibility you did it again, youre just guilty.
Well that's good to hear, we can't risk him having any more incidents this year, I'd hate for him to miss any more games.
That's good to hear. Those fucktard sports writers can make up anything they want to get press it's ridiculous.
Sounds like the Steeltown sportswriters have an axe to grind when it comes to Holmes. I suppose a little fact checking is a good thing every now and then. Too bad the media isn't held to as high as standard as the players they report on.
Bingo... this is exactly what I was thinking. Jet fans are breathing a little easier knowing that most of the story was fabricated. The sad thing is there are people who won't read the follow up and will just assume he's gotten himself into trouble.
Flight attendants: Turn your iPod off. Holmes: Ok/turns iPod off. Yea, dude seriously needs lessons on how to act in public.
Here's the latest--> http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/jets/2010/05/02/2010-05-02_tune_out_holmes_flap.html Santonio Holmes, according to Rex Ryan, didn't have to be told twice to turn off his iPod. Flying from Newark to Pittsburgh on Thursday, the Jets' wide receiver met with two Allegheny County police officers inside the Pittsburgh terminal after a flight attendant claimed he wouldn't turn off his iPod as the plane prepared to land. The cops cleared Holmes of any wrongdoing and issued a statement saying he "complied" with the request to "remove his iPod." The way Ryan tells it, they shouldn't have even been called to meet with Holmes in the first place. Relaying a conversation he had with Holmes, Ryan told reporters Saturday that his player was sleeping on the plane when a flight attendant woke him up and asked him to turn off the device. Holmes told Ryan that he complied, but went back to sleep still wearing his headphones, leaving the flight attendant to believe he was still listening to music. "When the flight attendant came by she kind of woke him and said, 'Please turn off your iPod.' And he said, 'Yeah, no problem,' " Ryan said at Saturday's rookie camp in Florham Park. "Well, he was tired and never took out the ear pieces, so he went and laid back down. When the lady came by and asked again, he said, 'I did. I can hear every word you're saying. I have it off.' He literally handed the ear things to the lady sitting next to him and she goes, 'Yeah, I can't hear anything.' So they were off." Initial reports out of Pittsburgh on Friday claimed that Holmes was escorted off the Colgan Air flight, then allowed back on the plane. Pittsburgh, however, was his final destination and he met with the officers inside the terminal at gate D-77 for roughly 15 minutes. He was not charged with any crime, and according to the police department's incident report, a "TSA regulatory agent was unavailable and determined to be unnecessary for this matter." Holmes, however, has a reputation that led many to believe he might have been thrown off the plane. Suspended the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, the former Pittsburgh Steeler and 2009 Super Bowl MVP was accused of throwing a glass at a woman inside an Orlando nightclub in March. In 2008, Holmes was arrested in Pittsburgh on marijuana possession charges, and he was also arrested in 2006 for disorderly conduct and domestic violence. Although Holmes met with cops on Thursday, Ryan is certain that the receiver did nothing wrong. "When he landed, he came off and there were some police officers and they asked him about it. He said exactly what happened," Ryan said. "It's just one of those things I guess, but I believe Santonio."
Stop rationalizing his horrid behavior. There is no way the Jets even think of resigning him after this!!11!!1!!!!111!!!1
Well, hopefully Santonio realizes that he's a marked man in media circles these days and that he should try to keep his nose clean from here on in. Wishful thinking, I know. While he's not totally blameless, the New York media isn't like what he's been used to, the sharks can smell the blood and he needs to be more careful. It's as if they're trying to create another T.O. or Pacman Jones, and he's not exactly helping things any with his actions.
