Hate seeing this type of article...Heath Miller

[NKySteeler]

Re: Hate seeing this type of article...Heath Miller

I'd like to see Ben step up to the plate and restructure his behemouth of a contract to help things out.

... I seriously doubt you'll see this happen. At least not in the near future. But who knows...

[steelmann58]

Re: Hate seeing this type of article...Heath Miller

this is so stupid Miller will not be an Ex Steeler.

[Iron Shiek]

Re: Hate seeing this type of article...Heath Miller

Update:

[url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/08/heath-miller-isnt-going-anywhere-for-now/[/url]

Heath Miller isn't going anywhere, for now
Posted by Mike Florio on July 8, 2009 11:43 PM
Apparently, there is scuttlebutt that Steelers tight end Heath Miller could be a salary-cap casualty in what currently is scheduled to be the last year with a salary cap.

And as a source with intimate knowledge as to the dynamics of the team's operation tells us, there's simply no way that the team will be cutting Miller.

Typically, players become salary-cap casualties when dumping their salaries would result in a potentially significant cap savings. In Miller's case, his base salary is only $800,000.

Though there's a chance that Miller has other compensation that would be avoided if he were cut, the final years of low first-round rookie contracts usually don't have exotic terms.

We'll be tracking down more details about the potential cap savings that the Steelers would realize if Miller were released. Based on what we already know, however, Miller isn't going anywhere this year.

This doesn't mean that the team will keep him in 2010. But if there's no salary cap next year, the salary cap won't be a reason to not keep him around.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Hate seeing this type of article...Heath Miller

Update:

[url]http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/08/heath-miller-isnt-going-anywhere-for-now/[/url]

Heath Miller isn't going anywhere, for now
Posted by Mike Florio on July 8, 2009 11:43 PM
Apparently, there is scuttlebutt that Steelers tight end Heath Miller could be a salary-cap casualty in what currently is scheduled to be the last year with a salary cap.

And as a source with intimate knowledge as to the dynamics of the team's operation tells us, there's simply no way that the team will be cutting Miller.

Typically, players become salary-cap casualties when dumping their salaries would result in a potentially significant cap savings. In Miller's case, his base salary is only $800,000.

Though there's a chance that Miller has other compensation that would be avoided if he were cut, the final years of low first-round rookie contracts usually don't have exotic terms.

We'll be tracking down more details about the potential cap savings that the Steelers would realize if Miller were released. Based on what we already know, however, Miller isn't going anywhere this year.

This doesn't mean that the team will keep him in 2010. But if there's no salary cap next year, the salary cap won't be a reason to not keep him around.

Where is this "scuttlebutt" coming from, Florio? People on message boards like this who think the sky is falling because we are close to the cap? C'mon, now...when is the last time the team let a successful first round pick walk after their rookie deal is up? It doesn't happen unless they suck like Troy Edwards or have attitude issues like Plaxico Burress, neither of which apply to Miller. His is a Steeler player through-and-through, and will be here beyond this season, whether it is via a long-term extension, an RFA tender if there is no new CBA, or a franchise tag if there is a new CBA. He's a cornerstone player. Tight ends don't break the bank. He is well worth a contract average around four-something per season. The guys that you let go are veterans who are no longer the same player that they used to be, not young studs just coming into their prime.