Bears Santonio Holmes could see action against Seattle Seahawks
Chicago Bears new wide receiver Santonio Holmes was supposedly going to be eased into the throw of things. But that doesn’t mean he’s not going to play. The nine-year veteran could more time than originally expected.
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“I’d like him to dress,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said, via ESPN Chicago. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to him and see where he is. As I said yesterday, we want to get him in there as quickly as possible. We also want to respect him and do the right thing.”
Holmes’ age works in two ways. He knows how to take care of his body if he’s made it this far into the league — so he’ll know when enough is enough. He can likely pick up play books quickly and should know what he’s doing despite limited time with the team. Still, it would be a waste to throw the 30-year-old late addition to camp too early.
“We don’t want to put him in a situation where he can hurt himself or hurt our football team,” Trestman said. “We’ll have that talk. I’ll talk to [receivers coach] Mike Groh about it, and I’ll talk to Santonio about it, and see how he feels about getting some playing time on Friday night.”
Via ESPN.com, MVP of Super Bowl XLIII, Holmes has caught 381 passes for 5,963 yards in eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2006-09) and New York Jets (2010-13)
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