The Rooneys Epitomize What It Means To Be NFL Owners

April 16, 2010   ·   JD Kruger   ·   Jump to comments

He was Big Ben's go to guy. He was the biggest offensive weapon. He ranked seventh in receiving yards in 2009. He was heralded as a Super Bowl hero. And what does he have to show for it now?
Santonio Holmes has been suspended for four games and is a New York Jet—traded for a fifth-round draft selection.
He has been arrested for disorderly conduct, domestic violence and assault, possessing marijuana, and is now facing a lawsuit in which a woman alleges he threw a glass at her at a nightclub.
On his twitter account, he told a young woman to "kill urself" and told the entire world that he was going to smoke marijuana with his tweet, "wake and bake".
You can call Holmes a lot of things—a thug, spoiled, and a waste of perfectly good talent. But I can tell you what Holmes isn't—a Pittsburgh Steeler.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most storied franchises in sports. They have one of the best home-field advantages, some of the b...

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