Santino Holmes is still hopeful he will find a team during training camp
By Mike Dyce
Former New York Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes was released in March and has still not found a new home in the NFL. The biggest knock against Holmes is his injuries over the last two seasons.
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Holmes only played in 15 games over that span and recorded just 43 catches. Tom Shaw, Holmes’ personal trainer, said they think Holmes will still get picked up by a team.
“He’ll definitely be on a team,” said Shaw. “Just like [free-agent linebacker] James Harrison will be on a team. As long as teams don’t think he’ll be a distraction, he’s going to get picked up.”
“Obviously, he’s going to try to get the most [money] he can get from a team,” Shaw added. “Then it comes down to if teams don’t want to take a risk and they’re not going to give him a lot of money, then he’s going to find a team where he can be an advantage and catch balls. He’s going to find a team with a good quarterback and has a good offense.”
All this is coupled with Holmes’ locker room reputation, which Shaw referenced. It might take some injuries in training camp and a desperate situation for a team to bring in Holmes.
Certainly you’d have to assume that a contender would stay away if they could.