http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10094/1047802-66.stm Whether Santonio Holmes threw that glass or not, his timing in this whole thing was awful. If the cops in Orlando, Fla., do charge him -- and reading the stories, they were going to do so that night/morning until the woman changed her mind -- his playing days with the Steelers could be in jeopardy. Considering the Ben Roethlisberger Affair(s) and Holmes' inane tweets -- did anyone even pay attention to those before this? -- the Steelers might feel a need to do something to begin reclaiming the public's respect. Holmes also had a few interesting things to say in regard to Ben Roethlisberger's legal woes and what his advice might be to his quarterback's nightlife routine. His comments came several weeks ago on Atlanta sports talk radio, before his own new legal issue came to light. The show is called "Mayhem in the AM on 790 The Zone.'' Q: On if he's had a chance to talk to Ben Roethlisberger since the news of his alleged assault broke last Thursday night: Holmes: "I haven't. On my Twitter page, people have been hitting me up, telling me to tell Ben to stay out of nightclubs and keep him this, this and that. I'm like he's a grown man, he's entitled to do whatever he wants to do. Unfortunately, the incident came about. Hopefully, it will get resolved and we can get on with our season." Q: On the commonly held belief that athletes like Big Ben shouldn't put themselves in potentially compromising situations by going out to clubs and bars: Holmes: "You say that now, but when you're out having fun, you're just having fun. Like I said, you're entitled to go wherever you want to go. You're not expecting those things to happen; you're going to have fun and enjoy yourself. And when these things occur, how do you defend yourself?" And about that Twitter page he mentioned, shouldn't someone -- an agent, a friend, Mike Tomlin -- take away his key to it? Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10094/1047802-66.stm#ixzz0k9z8XTZH Good, makes our schedule easier. As long as he doesn't go to the Fins or Pats, i'm happy.
does he know the meaning of sexual assault and what Ben is actually accused of? How do you defend yourself? how about, either not put yourself in that situation, or not you know sexually harass and assault various women.... and Holmes telling that guy to go kill himself on Twitter, is just another reason why Tweeting is just a bad thing, and it can only lead to bad things for celebrities...
I didn't click on the link to see if there's anything else Holmes said on that interview, but from the snippet, I fail to see how he's no longer gonna be a Steeler.
On the one hand, Holmes is a total scumbag. We've all known that since he was a Buckeye. On the other hand, it would be the height of hypocrisy to run Santonio out of town for his off the field problems while continuing to shelter Rapelisberger. So the Steelers have their hands tied a little bit.
