NFL: Greg Jennings contract will be a starting point in Santonio Holmes contract talks

Off-season Look ahead

A top priority for the Pittsburgh Steelers this off-season will be signing star wide receiver Santonio Holmes to a long-term extension.

Holmes is currently in the fourth year of a five-year, $8.11 million contract he signed in July of 2006 as a rookie.

Coming off a sensational 2008 playoff run, the reigning Super Bowl M.V.P. is having a career year in 2009.

After somewhat of a slow start, Holmes has 78 receptions for 1,243 yards and 4 touchdowns through 15 games, all career highs.

The former first round pick draws the oppositions top cornerback tandem on a weekly basis as Holmes is establishing himself as a top 10 wide out in the league.

Is Holmes in line to receive the second largest contract in team history? According to sources, word from Holmes camp is that a starting point in contract talks will be the deal that Green Bay Packers fourth year wideout Greg Jennings signed this past June.