Other football teams charge an arm and a leg for top-flight receivers, but not at Steelers, where you can get a top-of-the-line name brand wideout for almost a third of what the other guys ask for.

Simple. Savings. Steelers.

Your new nickname is KUSHCOCK. Santonio Holmes will be riding out his fresh four game suspension in New York, home of the nation’s premier sour diesel delivery services. The Steelers wanted to dump their former Super Bowl MVP and avid baker, and the Jets were happy to part with a 5th round pick to acquire the “troubled” (read: stoned) wide receiver. While Holmes will only be able to participate in 12 regular season games, he’ll be free to spend training camp with his new teammates. Somewhere HBO executives are grinning just like Santonio does while he’s watching Puppy Plays the Classics on HBO Family at 3 am. [ESPN]

Update: The Steelers were prepared to cut Holmes outright, so they’re probably happy to have gotten anything.

It was probably worth every penny. The NFL took their sweet fucking time before deciding to fine Santonio Holmes $10,000 for using the ball as a prop while celebrating his Super Bowl winning touchdown catch. DOES THAT MONSTER HAVE NO SHAME? Truth be told, the fine was levied not because Holmes used the ball as a prop, but instead because his celebration was an homage to LeBron James’ asinine chalk toss. I guess what I’m trying to say is that LeBron is ruining sports as we know it. [Schefter's Blog]

Tracy Jordan is betting his entire shirt on whichever team I pick.

Welcome to an exciting Super Bowl edition of Always Be Covering, the internet’s most guaranteed gambling advice column insomuch as we guarantee that it provides gambling advice. Before we get to the big pick we have a special treat, an actual no-holds-barred (except the cross-face chicken wing) interview with Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Continue after the jump for all the fun.

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