ABC News reports that the New York Jets have traded their fifth-round pick in this year’s draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Santonio Holmes.
Mancini’s Take: Who saw this coming? GM Mike Tannenbaum and company are out to conquer the NFL and will stop at nothing to bring home a Super Bowl trophy in 2010. Giving up a fifth-round pick for last year’s Super Bowl MVP is incredible. I mean, I’m still waiting for a report denying this deal ever took place. Yes, I’m well aware of the fact that Gang Green is inheriting some warts in the acquisition. The speedy wide out has been accused of domestic abuse in the past and most recently was also cited for throwing a glass in the direction of a woman at a lounge. Although he has been cleared of any wrongdoing in either case, he’s also facing a four-game suspension