Pittsburgh Steelers ink Antonio Brown to 5 year 42.5 million dollar extension

[DukieBoy]

Thought it was interesting how fast Wallace congratulated Brown on Twitter. I don't think he holds any grudge, and I don't think it's going to get drawn out for several weeks. Wallace will sign soon.

Hope Wallace signs soon. He and Brown complement each other well.

[NorCal-Steeler]

I think it's the end of Wallace,especially if he doesnt report soon.

[dreegking]

Can the Steelers franchise him? I know they don't like to, but can they even make that choice for a player 3 years in?

[hawaiiansteel]

Can the Steelers franchise him? I know they don't like to, but can they even make that choice for a player 3 years in?

the Steelers own his rights for this year under the RFA tender and they could franchise Wallace next year if they choose to do so...

[flippy]

Now if Omar/Colbert/Rooney continue the Flippy plan, they'll extend Sanders next.

[8467thekraken]

Far to much at risk to extend Sanders. Hasn't shown me near enough. Quite different with Antonio.

[MeetJoeGreene]

I am very, very pleased with this signing. I really hope Wallace signs .. then the question is "what about manny?"

[grotonsteel]

Hope Wallace signs soon. He and Brown complement each other well.

+1

Wallace is a speed merchant and a good one at that.

[grotonsteel]

I am very, very pleased with this signing. I really hope Wallace signs .. then the question is "what about manny?"

I think Manny will have to play a season without getting injured. He has just shown potential so far. No production yet from Manny.

[steelfin]

I am very, very pleased with this signing. I really hope Wallace signs .. then the question is "what about manny?"

The Steelers will wait to see if Manny can stay healthy for a season. Although he has shown flashes, his body of work in the NFL is incomplete and really not very impressive. That could change, but as of right now we shouldn't break the bank on Manny.

IMO the Wallace situation does not look good..He turns down a 5 YR / 50 Million offer....We shortly thereafter sign Brown to a deal....We may have seen the last of Wallace as a Steeler.

I can see him holding out until the last possible moment. At that point, the relationship between Wallace and the Steelers will be at a breaking point (if it isn't already). We will keep him inactive for the remainder of the season. Sure we can franchise him, but I dont think it will happen...You really have to wonder what the Steeler brass thinks of Mike now....

Definitely not how I had hoped this went down....and I am hoping I am wrong.

SF

[RuthlessBurgher]

I don't remember that many touchdowns, but he's definitely a heckuva player!

He only has 2 TD's catches in actual regular season play (against New England and Cleveland) plus 1 kick return for TD (against Tennessee) and 1 punt return for TD (against Cincinnati).

The other 5 TD catches (2 against Atlanta, 1 against Philadelphia, 1 against Detroit, and 1 against Denver) all took place during preseason games.

Touchdown production is one HUGE difference between Wallace and Sanders...(Mike has 24 TD catches in 34 games...Antonio has 2 TD catches in 25 games).

I wouldn't surprised if the overall terms of Wallace's contract would be similar (although in Antonio's case, it's 5 years on top of the current season with a half million dollar salary...6 total...whereas Mike's would be 5 years flat), but the guaranteed money on a Wallace deal (which is the most important part of these contracts) would likely be double or more than Brown got in terms of a signing bonus.

[aggiebones]

This is a mess now. Should not have signed brown til later in camp. He doesnt need this now. They could have signed him after he survived some camp. It's a shot at Wallace and likely cause a complete impasse. Foolish.

[Oviedo]

+1

Wallace is a speed merchant and a good one at that.

Wallace may be a speed merchant but IMO he is less of a WR than Brown and obviously less of a team player.

[Oviedo]

This is a mess now. Should not have signed brown til later in camp. He doesnt need this now. They could have signed him after he survived some camp. It's a shot at Wallace and likely cause a complete impasse. Foolish.

Wallace deserves every shot he gets. The Steelers made it easy for him to understand--show up and we keep talking, don't show and we are done! Pretty simple but Wallace deliberately tweaked the noses of the organization for no reason.

I have no issue with the next shot he gets being a one way trip out of town.

[Oviedo]

He only has 2 TD's catches in actual regular season play (against New England and Cleveland) plus 1 kick return for TD (against Tennessee) and 1 punt return for TD (against Cincinnati).

The other 5 TD catches (2 against Atlanta, 1 against Philadelphia, 1 against Detroit, and 1 against Denver) all took place during preseason games.

Touchdown production is one HUGE difference between Wallace and Sanders...(Mike has 24 TD catches in 34 games...Antonio has 2 TD catches in 25 games).

I wouldn't surprised if the overall terms of Wallace's contract would be similar (although in Antonio's case, it's 5 years on top of the current season with a half million dollar salary...6 total...whereas Mike's would be 5 years flat), but the guaranteed money on a Wallace deal (which is the most important part of these contracts) would likely be double or more than Brown got in terms of a signing bonus.

But in all fairness isn't the TD production really an artifact of the routes they were asked to run? Wallace was not asked to make the tough catches across the middle of the field.