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24.May.2011

Interview with Santonio Holmes, WR New York Jets

Recently, Santonio Holmes has been swept up in storm of negative press. It seems like he can’t escape what happened in Pittsburgh, the reasons for the 2010 “trade” to the Jets, and new focus on where he’s headed as a free agent in 2011. Instead, my discussion with Santonio focused on what he’s doing to give back to the community and, ofcourse, football. There’s a lot on his website detailing what he’s doing to be involved in the community. It’s time to find a little more about Santonio as person and refocus on football.

28.Mar.2011

NFL Players Give — And Get Much in Return

Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe runs the St. Monica Girls' Tailoring & Day Care center – giving education, vocational training and dignity to girls who've been traumatized by brutal militias. When we wake up for the second day of the Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF) mission in Gulu, it’s pouring outside, an early start to Uganda’s rainy season. Over at St. Monica Girls’ Tailoring & Day Care Centre, we have to move our tables and gear from the field where we worked yesterday to a dry space under the broad eaves of a building with a large square courtyard.

10.Mar.2011

Santonio's Mission to Africa

Starkey Hearing Foundation, Marlee Matlin and Football Stars Embark on Mission to Africa to Deliver the Gift of Hearing Hearing Mission Brings Caravan of Audiologists and Celebrities to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Pemba Island and Tanzania to Distribute 22,000 Hearing Aids to Hearing Impaired Children and Adults

3.Dec.2010

Holmes Not All About Redemption - those close to the Jets receiver say he's grown up and shed bad-boy image

NEW YORK -- There was a charity fashion show in one of New York's swankiest hotels Monday night, with paparazzi, fine wines and puffy hors d' oeuvres, and there, in one of the most unlikely corners of the city, the playful soul of this 9-2 New York Jets team was revealed once again. Offensive linemen strutted down a runway wearing designer clothes.

22.Nov.2010

Sanchez Works His Magic: Jets Defy the Odds Again, March 72 Yards to Victory in the Game's Final Minute

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—Offensive lineman Damien Woody was a spectator on the sideline when he saw the football leave Mark Sanchez's fingertips, and as the pass descended toward wide receiver Braylon Edwards at the far end of the field, Mr. Woody went from hoping to believing.

22.Nov.2010

Jets Turn to Holmes, and He Comes Through Again

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — As he ran off of the field Sunday afternoon, Santonio Holmes spread his arms wide, as if flying. If there were any leftover doubt, that moment provided proof that Holmes had arrived as a Jet. With a 6-yard touchdown reception with 10 seconds left, Holmes provided the exclamation point on another Jets comeback, this one a 30-27 win over the Houston Texans at New Meadowlands Stadium.

15.Nov.2010

In Crunch Time, It's Santonio Time for the Second Straight Week

CLEVELAND — Santonio Holmes saw the way Browns cornerback Eric Wright was playing him all game, off the line of scrimmage with space to make a play. So the Jets receiver went to his offensive coordinator. “I need a slant route on No. 21 at some point in this game,” Holmes said he told Brian Schottenheimer.

5.Nov.2010

New York Jets Santonio Holmes and Teammates Give Fans the Chance of a Lifetime

LINDEN, NEW JERSEY - New York Jets Wide Receiver Santonio Holmes teamed up with former teammate David Clowney, to raise money for his III & Long Foundation. For the second consecutive year, the New York Jets took over Jersey Lanes giving supportive fans the opportunity of a lifetime, to bowl with their favorite New York Jets Player.

6.Sep.2010

Jets Receiver Santonio Holmes Donates Shoes To Lincoln H.S. Football

The Lincoln High School football program received a pleasant surprise Wednesday afternoon when boxes containing 80 pairs of brand new cleats and gloves came to the school’s athletic department as a donation from new Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes. “We appreciate what the New York Jets did for Lincoln High School and our football program. It will go a long way to develop our team,” Lincoln Athletic Director Artie Williams said.

17.Aug.2010

NJ.com - Jets' Santonio Holmes has high praise for fellow receiver Braylon Edwards

CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Santonio Holmes has stood out, in a very good way, among the Jets receiving corps since he joined his teammates at camp last week. But the offseason addition had high praise for one of his fellow receivers, Braylon Edwards. "When I first got here, knowing my position as a No. 3 receiver, I told Rex (Ryan) that I think he can be a No. 1 receiver in the NFL every year," Holmes said.