A blood test revealed that TJ had inherited the blood disorder and would need to combat the disease through constant hospital visits and medical treatment. Santonio Holmes recognized the great need to advocate for SCD when his own son, Santonio 'TJ' Holmes III, began to suffer from symptoms of the disease at an early age. According to its website, 'Founded by Santonio Holmes in the fall of 2011, the mission of the III & Long Foundation is to raise awareness to help fight Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and provide financial support and treatment options for families affected by the disease. Today, Holmes is heavily involved in his foundation (III & Long Foundation). As for the reasons Holmes was traded, back in those days there was an issue with positive tests for marijuana that led to an in-season suspension. His statistics for the game were 21-of-30 (70 percent) for 256 yards, with 1 touchdown, 1 interception, and a rating of 93.2. On that decisive drive in the final 2 minutes of the game, Roethlisberger completed 5-of-7 for 84 yards and the winning touchdown, and he also scrambled for a 4-yard gain. GREG SCHINDLER FROM AKRON, OH: Do you think Ben Roethlisberger or Santonio Holmes deserved to be the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII? And what did Holmes do that we traded him away?ĪNSWER: With all due respect to the great catch that Santonio Holmes made for the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII and the fine performance he turned in overall – 9 catches for 131 yards (14.6 average) and the 6-yard touchdown, I firmly believe that if either Tom Brady or Peyton Manning had directed that final drive and turned in the kind of performance Ben Roethlisberger did that day, there is no way the media voting on the MVP Award would have given it to a wide receiver.

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