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| 2nd May, 2006 - 3:50 pm |  AP - Ohio State's academic schedule will require Santonio Holmes to miss three valuable weeks of NFL indoctrination, forcing him to play catch-up when training camp starts in late July.
Because of an NFL-NCAA agreement, a college player cannot take part in NFL spring workouts until his college has had its graduation. Because many schools hold graduation in early May, most NFL draft picks are not affected.
But Holmes can't begin practicing until after the university's mid-June graduation. By then, the Steelers will have finished the 14 days of coaching sessions that follow their May 13-15 minicamp, which Holmes is permitted to attend.
"I'll probably just train back in Columbus with a bunch of my teammates before they leave," Holmes said Monday. "I'll get ready from there." [READ] |
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