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Jets hoping Braylon Edwards will take Santonio Holmes under his wing

New Jets receiver Santonio Holmes has a history of off-field trouble, but the team is taking a chance on him anyway in the hopes that veteran receiver Braylon Edwards can mentor him. “We know that Santonio has had some off-field problems, but we feel like we have the locker room to deal with that,” said coach Rex Ryan. “You take a guy like Braylon Edwards, for example. Braylon’s not going to let Santonio get out of line or become a distraction for this team. He’s not going to let him be selfish. In fact, the only reason we were comfortable making this trade is because we have Braylon here. That’s what his presence does for this team." As for Edwards, he says he’ll welcome his new teammate with open arms. “He’s got a clean slate with me,” said Edwards. “I know he’s gotten into some trouble in the past but that’s all over now. I think he’s a good kid that just puts himself into bad situations. I was like that, too, until I decided to put all that stuff behind me, stop being selfish, and start getting serious about football. That was two weeks ago.”Edwards added that if Holmes was willing to “put in the work and show his commitment,” he will have an opportunity to make an "assload of money" with some other team on the free agent market.