Steelers losing wide receiver Mike Wallace?

Steelers don't let this guy go. long yac are hard to come by

I heard inside he won't be franchised.

Is this article about Mike Wallace or Mike Williams? Who is Williams?
"and franchising Williams would cost the team about $9 million more."

He will be there next year, he's their best reciever and one of the best recievers in the NFL...they'll find away to keep him!

Headed to Oakland. Agent meeting on the 2nd of March. friday.

Steeelrs management already stressed their intentions to keep him, players have already restructured, and other players are going to be released. I would be absolutely shocked if he isn't a Steeler next year.

I hate to break it to haters but first wallace isn't going anywhere, most winning teams are in the same spot as the steelers aka cap issues. Due to the uncapped year. Even the pats, so forget that one.
Even if he did leave the reason he had such a good year is because of the rest of the help around him. Antonio brown and Emanuel saunders are very good and took the pressure off him, I even think brown is actually the better over all receiver and that is from my understanding the consensus in the league. If you watch the game film brown became the go to guy 1/2 way into the season. Wallace is a burner but he drops balls too which is why brown was the clutch guy on 3rd down. We would gladly take your Number 1 pick for him give our deep position at wr and our lack of Oline, CB and D line man.
Furthermore, he wants a ring, he isn't going to get a better shot at that anywhere in the league other then pittsburgh. So yeah, nice wishes but keep dreaming.

Chris Chase writing under another pen-name.... dumb azzzzzz....I hope this Williams guy can play....

The Browns have plenty of Cap space to sign you Wallace. The Steelers will be sufficiently weakened with cuts if they franchise you. This and they can't sign their draft picks. You'll be a #1 on the Browns.

His name is Mike Wallace, half way in the article they call hik Williams. Yahoo writers f'n suck!

The Bears have all kinds of money to spend, and have a track record of missing on 1st round picks. I don't think this is too difficult of a decision to make.

LOL...I busted a Mark J. Miller too....HOW is supposed to be WHO.....but your still an idiot Mark.....what is next? Ben Rothsbeugersmith will be in Cincinatti watching a Cavs game?

How is this Williams character? #$%$ Mark J. Miller is an idiot.

The Steelers suck it doesn't matter

I say ' keep wallace and let the wanna be coach (mike) gooo.

Come to New England Mike Wallace

The Steelers are known to have players and make them starz...K. Greene, G. Loyd, C. Brown, Y. Thigpen, K. Stewart, P. Burrges, S. Holmes(SPMVP), N. Washington, and so on and now M. Wallace well if he has to go well he has to go,,,,I would love for him to stay since he is a deep threat but the guy cant run post or slants just deep ballz...with Brown and Saunders you still have the deep ball threat but you also have the slant and post routes that those receivers can run and do....look at the SP vs Packers last 2 minutes of the game Wallace couldnt do what Holmes did vs the Cardinals slants and post routes..so he has to go...Wallace with the speed he has he just should of book it go deep on every play who knows the outcome would of been different even if he was cover it would of take double or triple coverage and that would leave you Ward, Miller, Brown or Mendenhal open for short passes in that game instead Ben kept looking for Wallace with short slant and posts slant......Wallace would be great with Houston, Colts (only if Peyton remains QB), Saints, Patriots, Cardinals, Eagles, Bears, Chargers those teams have QBs that want to air it out,,,Packers would benefit alot from him but dont need him...But I would say trade him make some salary cap and get some OG, LT, RT, RG, LG get an offense line that can protect Ben, maybe 1DB, 1CB, 1SS, 1LB we need to start to rebuild.....

The Steelers are in a really good position when it comes to Wallace (who probably doesnt want to leave the Steelers anyway). He is entering the final year of his contract, which means he is a RFA, thusly the Steelers have the option to match any bid for him. It makes no sense to franchise tag him and make him among the top 5 WRs in the game; which would subsequently increase his annual salary from less than 1mill/year to 9mill/for one year.

Odds are, they will continue to release veteran players and restructure deals internally to make room for a long-term deal with Wallace. Expect guys like Ben, Harrision, Troy and even Ward to restructure/reduce their annual base pay to make room for Wallace.

If none of that works, then expect the Steelers to place a "franchise tender" offer on Wallace, which will keep him for the 2012 season and will force teams to give up a 1st and 3rd round pick for signing him, which NO TEAM will do.

At the end of the day, Wallace will sign a long term deal and will remain in Pittsburgh for at least another 5yrs.

Theres a reason the saying goes "taking the Browns to the Super Bowl" when somebody has to poop.

What a joke of an article. And he's not going anywhere. They'll release every free agent except him just to keep him. Brown and Wallace are going to be the new faces of an aging steelers team. Sorry Steeler haters. Lol