The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Todd Haley will showcase his new offense on the field for the first time Tuesday, and he'll do so without one of the Pro Bowl players expected to make it go, and two possible new starters on the line. Wallace has not signed the one-year, $2,742,000 tender offered him as a restricted free agent, and various reports say he will not do so before the Steelers open their organized team activities, commonly called OTAs.
Reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As Post Gazette staffer Ed Bouchette reminded readers this morning, Wallace is not required to sign the tender and the only thing required of any of their players -- provided they are under contract -- is to attend mini-camp June 12-14, which will end these spring sessions. Come June 15, however, the Steelers are permitted to change the amount of that tender to 110 percent of Wallace's 2011 salary. That would reduce his '12 salary to $577,000. Sources say they will not do that, at least not before training camp opens. GM Kevin Colbert has stated consistently that the Steelers prefer to sign Wallace to a long-term contract. However, those negotiations have gone nowhere. We'll remind you: Wallace is reportedly
looking for Larry Fitzgerald money. ... Stay tuned.
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