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Despite a report from WPXI.com that stated that he was escorted off a Pittsburgh plane on Friday, NBC Sports states that Santonio Holmes was not pulled off for being a “disruptive passenger.”

Police in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania has issued a statement confirming that Jets receiver Santonio Holmes was not removed from a flight at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday night. Here’s the full text: “As previously reported, Santanio Holmes was NOT removed from any airplane (4/29/2010). He was asked to remove his Ipod (at one point), in which he complied. There’s no further information to report.”

Talk about a botched report by WPXI.com. I know Holmes hasn’t been a model citizen of late, but there’s a big difference between a guy being forced to turn off his iPod and a guy being escorted off a plane. I don’t know where they got their info, but that’s some bad reporting.

And it completely ruined my joke from yesterday’s post, which is the bigger crime if you ask me.

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From WPXI.com:

Investigators told Channel 11 News reporter Renee Kaminski that former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes had to be escorted off a plane Thursday night at Pittsburgh International Airport.

Investigators said it the incident happened shortly after 9 p.m. They said Holmes wasn’t arrested but was escorted off the plane for what investigators call being a “disruptive passenger.”

No other information has been released at this time.

Let’s see:

– Sued by a woman following an incident in a nightclub. Check.

– Suspended four games for violating the league’s drug policy. Check.

– Traded for a fifth round pick despite being a former Super Bowl MVP. Check.

– Escorted off a plane for being a “disruptive passenger.” Check.

As soon as Holmes bunches some babies and pushes some old people down, his offseason will be just about complete.

Update: It sounds as though the situation was blown out of proportion.

From ESPN.com:

Earlier reports from two Pittsburgh-area television stations had said Holmes was escorted off the plane after being “disruptive.” However, Holmes got off the plane by himself, and police officers reminded him of complying with flight regulations. The wide receiver was not charged.

“I know what has been told to me and it kind of got blown out of proportion it sounds like in some of the media outlets and things,” said coach Rex Ryan, who addressed reporters during the team’s rookie minicamp.

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