The steelers almost drafted Chad Jackson instead of Santonio Holmes in 2006!

[polamalubeast]

Chad Jackson.

Remember him?

I don’t either.

But the Steelers had Jackson, a wide receiver, on their draft board in 2006. Until they didn’t.

In an interview with the Boston Globe, Jackson’s former agent, David Canter, said Jackson answered his phone in a meeting with Steelers head coach Bill Cowher. That ended that. Cowher took him off the Steelers draft board.

I’d be scared to death to answer my phone in a meeting with Cowher. His chin must’ve really been quivering after that.

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https://steelerswire.usatoday.com/20...ntonio-holmes/

[st33lersguy]

I remember him being highly touted as 1st round pick in the lead up to the 2006 draft. I also remember him not doing anything in the NFL afterwards. For some reason I always linked him to being drafted by the Broncos probably because he was linked to them so much in mock draft, but apparently he was drafted by the Patriots (lol) (yes I just looked that up)

[86WARD]

I don't remmeber him but I remember loving the Holmes pick...

[polamalubeast]

I don't remmeber him but I remember loving the Holmes pick...

Jackson was a total bust for the Patriots!

2 second draft pick(36th overall) and he was cut by the patriots after 2007 and out of the NFL after 2008.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...J/JackCh00.htm

[teegre]

The use of the word “almost” is akin to me saying that I “almost” hooked up with Cindy Crawford... because, in high school, I saw her at a movie theater.

[pczach]

I don't remmeber him but I remember loving the Holmes pick...

I loved the Holmes pick. He was my favorite WR in that draft.

That was a weak WR class that year.

[ALLD]

Chad Brown was better than Chad Jackson.