After quite a bit of legal trouble, the Pittsburgh Steelers have signed wide receiver Santonio Holmes to a five-year deal. Holmes, the Steelers first-round draft choice, was involved with the law twice since being drafted by the Steelers. Holmes, a wide receiver from Ohio State, was ready to go just before the Steelers had their first training camp session.

Although Holmes has experienced some troubles, the Steelers feel that things will turn out fine.

"Our opinion of him hasn't changed," said Kevin Colbert, the Steelers director of football operations. "We still feel good about the kid, and he has done all the right things since the incidents. He set himself back with a couple of incidents. Now, it's up to him to take the next step. We're comfortable he will take all of the necessary corrective steps on and off the field."

At 5-foot-11 and 189 pounds, Holmes caught 140 passes for 2,295 yards and 25 touchdowns during his three-year college career. Holmes was an explosive receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes the past few years and was a member of the team that defeated the Miami Hurricanes in the Championship game three years ago. He was the first receiver selected in this year's draft.

Although Holmes may be the top receiver, there's a very good chance that he may not go until the 20th pick in the draft. That is a far cry different from year's past including last year, when Braylon Edwards, Mike Williams, and Troy Williamson all went very early. Holmes was best known in college for being able to make the big play down the field. His speed allows him to create separation down the field, but he is not very physical. He doesn't drop the ball very often, but his lack of size will allow some cornerbacks to push him around at the line of scrimmage more often than teams would like. Holmes returned kicks for Ohio State as both a kick and punt returner and was a little better than average at doing so.