Tone Time has finally arrived.
The Jets moved top wide receiver Santonio Holmes to the active roster Friday night from the physically unable to perform list, meaning it is possible he will be ready for the team’s season opener against the Buccaneers on Sept. 8.
Holmes missed all of training camp as he recovered from a Lisfranc injury in his left foot that required two surgeries. Many people around the team felt Holmes was milking the injury to avoid training camp, which ended Thursday. Their suspicions seem justified with Holmes being pronounced healthy a day later. A source told The Post this week that Holmes had been cleared to begin practicing but he told the Jets he was not ready to return yet.
The Jets need Holmes, 29, who missed all but four games last year. On a team in need of wide receivers, he is one established veteran that can be a game changer if he is healthy.
It may take a while for Holmes to work himself into being game ready, but coach Rex Ryan has said repeatedly that Holmes is in good physical conditioning. Holmes downplayed how close he was to returning on Wednesday when he spoke to reporters, but it was clear watching him run in the past week that he was feeling much better.
On Thursday, he did was cutting and planting on the foot and running routes while catching footballs from trainer John Mellody.