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Santonio Holmes

Retired

Chicago Bears · WR

Santonio Holmes recorded 109 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Chicago Bears, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers.

▶Best highlights

55.3

rec yds/gm

0.8

rush yds/gm

7

playoff games

109

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Santonio Holmes's most significant indexed performances.

Super Bowl
XLIII
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
FEB 1, 2009

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Super Bowl XLIII · Feb 1, 2009

9 rec · 131 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 21, 2010

Houston Texans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2010

7 rec · 126 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2007
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
ARIZONACARDINALS
SEP 30, 2007

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Arizona Cardinals

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2007

6 rec · 128 rec yds · 2 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
OAKLANDRAIDERS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
DEC 6, 2009

Oakland Raiders vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Regular Season · Dec 6, 2009

8 rec · 149 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2013
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 22, 2013

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

5 rec · 154 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Santonio Holmes's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 154 receiving yards · 2 receptions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2013
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW YORKJETS
SEP 22, 2013

Buffalo Bills vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Sep 22, 2013

5 rec · 154 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 9 receptions · 14 targets

Regular Season
2012
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 23, 2012

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 23, 2012

9 rec · 147 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 2 receiving touchdowns

Regular Season
2010
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 21, 2010

Houston Texans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 21, 2010

7 rec · 126 rec yds · 2 rec TD

One snap at a time

Greatest individual plays

The signature moments from Santonio Holmes's career.

Catch2008
HOLMES10

Santonio Holmes · Ben Roethlisberger · vs Arizona Cardinals

Holmes in the Corner

2008 · Super Bowl XLIII · go-ahead touchdown

35 seconds left

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Santonio Holmes's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1992–2006

01
PITHOLMES10Santonio Holmes
PITBETTIS36Jerome Bettis
PITWARD86Hines Ward

Blitzburgh reaches two Super Bowls

Pittsburgh Steelers · The Cowher teams

Bill Cowher restored annual contention, and a second-year Ben Roethlisberger helped Bettis finish his career with the Super Bowl XL championship.

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Franchise era

2007–2021

02
PITHOLMES10Santonio Holmes
PITROETHLISBERGER7Ben Roethlisberger
PITPOLAMALU43Troy Polamalu

Stability survives constant roster change

Pittsburgh Steelers · Tomlin, Ben and another title

Mike Tomlin won Super Bowl XLIII in his second season and kept Pittsburgh in contention through elite defenses and increasingly explosive passing teams.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

03
NYJHOLMES10Santonio Holmes
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2011–present

04
NYJHOLMES10Santonio Holmes
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2013–present

05
CHIHOLMES14Santonio Holmes
CHIMACK52Khalil Mack
CHIFIELDS1Justin Fields

Elite defensive peaks meet repeated offensive resets

Chicago Bears · The quarterback search continues

The 2018 defense briefly restored contention, but Chicago has continued rebuilding its offense in pursuit of the long-awaited franchise quarterback.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 2008Super Bowl MVP · 20089 NFL seasons109 career games89 career rushing yards389 career receptions6,030 career receiving yards36 career receiving touchdowns9 career solo tacklesDrafted by: PITDraft pick: 25Jersey: 147 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 7, 2006Most recent: Nov 9, 2014

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history