Who Wouldn’t Sponsor the Super Bowl MVP?

The answer to that question gets a little bit blurry when you start talking about the newly crowned Super Bowl XLIII MVP, Santonio Holmes . Sports Business Daily reported that Holmes’ history, which is marked by several criminal incidences, may make it difficult for sponsors to get behind the Pittsburgh Steeler WR. Here is a brief re-cap of Santonio’s legal problems since being drafted. In May 2006, Holmes was arrested for disorderly conduct in Miami, but the charges were later dropped. The following month, he was arrested in Columbus, OH, for domestic violence and assault. The charges were later dropped in this case as well.  Then his record remained quiet for two years, until Holmes was arrested for possession of marijuana in October 2008. Even with these blemishes on his rap sheet, Holmes has come a long way from being the teenager who sold drugs in Belle Glade, FL.  I think the star receiver is making a legitimate attempt to clean up his image. A Los Angeles Times ... (link)