Wallace will not sign tender...Wants long term deal or he plans on sitting out

[SteelCrazy]

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace has no plans to sign his contract tender, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Wallace, a restricted free agent, received a tender from the Steelers of $2.742 million earlier in the offseason.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace has no plans to sign his contract tender, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. (AP Photo)

The 25-year-old will sit out the team’s offseason activities if he doesn’t get a new deal, according to Schefter. The two sides have had a hard time finding common ground on a contract, Schefter reported.
Last season, Wallace recorded 72 receptions (a career high), 1,193 receiving yards and eight touchdowns for Pittsburgh en route to his first Pro Bowl selection.
The Steelers did reach an agreement on a two-year deal to retain wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery. He is expected to compete with Emmanuel Sanders for the No. 3 receiver spot.


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[squidkid]

hmmm, where are all the wallace lovers that talk about what a great team guy that he is?

[Eddie Spaghetti]

won't work.

the steelers have all the leverage.

[BURGH86STEEL]

I don't blame Wallace. Millions of dollars are at stake.

[squidkid]

I don't blame Wallace. Millions of dollars are at stake.

f wallace. play by the rules and make your money next year. playing hardball aint gonna get it done.

[Crash]

He's a free agent. Not a big deal. Yet. It's not like he had a SIGNED contract and refused to go to work.

[Snatch98]

I don't think it's a big deal either, he'll sign at some point. What if he signs that tender and gets hurt? God forbid obviously but say it's a injury that may take away some of his speed. He'd be screwed. I don't blame him for wanting a long term deal and believe the Steelers will get one hashed out.

[steelz09]

I had a feeling that these contract negotiations are not going well.

[steelz09]

I'm sure Wallace was offered a long-term deal. But, since it wasn't Fitzgerald money, he won't sign it

[Chadman]

Sounds like agent-speak...chances are the deal is being worked out & the agent is making a play for a bit more money on top.

That said, great reporting. Zero evidence, no quotes- just Schefter's opinion from the look of it.

[SteelBucks]

Advice to Wallace, don't play hardball with the Rooney's. Ask Mike Merriweather.

[steelblood]

This is what happened with Vincent Jackson. But, he reported eventually. He didn't really have a choice.
The problem for Wallace is that if he doesn't report by a certain point and sign his tender, he remains a RFA for another season. Steelers hold all the cards here (unless some other team offers him a deal soon).

[costanza2k1]

I'm getting pretty nervous hearing about his sulking in the locker room when the attention starting going to Antonio Brown...heard that from Douchette and a couple of beat guys...do we really want that??? I'm starting to wonder if all WRs are like that these days...ugh

[aggiebones]

Not abnormal. Don't get panties in a wad yet.

Hines said similar before his second to last deal. Though we haven't had a holdout in a while, we will not cave. For one, we are kinda set at WR. Wallace obviously ups that, but we have enough there to survive. Yes, we'll have to add someone as a 3rd/4th guy. Just pretend Wallace hurt his hammy.
This will however ruin him, possibly permanently. All the WRs that hold out end up garbage. He needs to sign the tender on the promise to negotiate. He cannot expect huge money. If he pushes it, he'll end up losing almost 2 years of money and end up a cancer like VJackson did.

[BURGH86STEEL]

f wallace. play by the rules and make your money next year. playing hardball aint gonna get it done.

I doubt you would feel that way if it were your millions at stake. There is nothing in the rules that states players can't hold out. Just like there's nothing in the rules that states teams can't cut players before contracts are fulfilled. It's business, not personal.