The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Steelers have matched the Patriots' one-year, $2.5 million offer to Sanders, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Diehards Line:As outlined in this week's Fantasy Notebook, losing Sanders would have created issues for a receiving corps already minus Mike Wallace -- and with Heath Miller coming off a major knee injury suffered in Week 15 last season. Ben Roethlisberger lobbied for the team to keep Sanders, who was a restricted free agent. Sanders is expected to open the season as the starter opposite Antonio Brown. According to NFL.com, Pittsburgh remains open to getting Sanders locked up longer-term now, though the salary-cap situation will dictate how far it can go.