Schematically, Santonio Holmes was the third read. In his mind, he was the primary receiver. Holmes’ Super Bowl catch to beat the Arizona Cardinals is one of football’s most iconic plays and during an Alumni weekend the Pittsburgh Steelers hosted last night, Holmes discussed what was going through his head before and during that play.
Holmes talked about the response in the huddle from the play before when he dropped the potential game-winning touchdown.
“I remember walking in the huddle and all the guys standing around,” he said via the Steelers’ YouTube channel. “Heath Miller tapped me on my hip, ‘man, don’t worry Tone he’s going to come to you next play.