Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets

April 12, 2010 · New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers

This trade is the root of the Santonio Holmes (2010) trade tree — the full chain is traced there.

The trade

New York Jets receives

WR Santonio Holmes

Pittsburgh Steelers receives

a 2010 fifth-round pick (No. 155, became John Skelton)

Trade context

Pittsburgh traded Super Bowl MVP receiver Santonio Holmes to the Jets for just a fifth-round pick. Holmes was about to be suspended for the first four games of the 2010 season, which helps explain the low price.

Full trade terms

On April 12, 2010, New York Jets sent a 2010 fifth-round pick (No. 155, became John Skelton) to Pittsburgh Steelers for WR Santonio Holmes.

What the assets did next

a 2010 fifth-round pick (No. 155, became John Skelton)
- 2010 fifth-round pick (No. 155) to the New York Jets · February 28, 2009
- 2010 fifth-round pick (No. 155) to the Arizona Cardinals · April 24, 2010
WR Santonio Holmes — no other recorded trade.