Steelers’ Rooney says team “disappointed” with Holmes incident

Steelers “disappointed” with Holmes incident

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement that the team is “disappointed” wide receiver Santonio Holmes is being accused in a lawsuit of assaulting a woman in an Orlando nightclub.

That incident followed another involving quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who became the subject of a police investigation after a 20-year-old college student alleged he assaulted her in a Georgia nightclub.

Since 2006, Holmes has been charged with marijuana possession in Pittsburgh, domestic violence in Ohio and disorderly conduct in Florida. The marijuana and domestic violence charges were subsequently dropped and the disorderly conduct charge was dropped in exchange for a $250 donation to a police officers trust fund.