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  1. 1.

    Ron

    I hope so too. Don’t get me wrong. It’s clear he’s at the tail end of his career, but it’s not like the Steelers have a ton of WRs signed for next season.

  2. 2.

    Yutsano

    @efgoldman: They get one, and I’m certain that Brady will want to keep his favourite target. I’d also argue that keeping Welker is not the biggest of their concerns.

  4. 4.

    burnspbesq

    Let him go. Fourteen years in the NFL is long enough for anyone. Fourteen years from now, will he remember any of it?

  6. 6.

    Bubblegum Tate

    Exactly what I was saying earlier today. He needs to be a Steeler or retire; there is no third option. We just can’t have another Franco-Harris-in-Seattle thing happen here. Hines Ward is the Steelers, moreso than any other player.

  8. 8.

    p.a.

    I’m not a mindreader, so i’ll always cut a great athlete who hangs on too long some slack: I prefer to assume they keep trying for the love of the game, not because they’re money hungry sob’s.

  9. 9.

    Donut

    @Omnes

    Werd. And to boot, Driver still makes clutch plays. Like Ward, he was never sprinter-fast to begin with. Favre? Couldn’t wait to see him go at the end. The thought of Driver not playing for the Pack bums me out.

  10. 10.

    Omnes Omnibus

    @Donut: I hope he signs an NFL min. contract and stays another year or so and then gets a coaching or front office position. I swear on my utterly hetero heart that I love that guy. Pure class.

  11. 11.

    Jimbo316

    I was born and raised in Pittsburgh. It was the first and the only one that’s allowed to keep the “h” because it was the only Pittsburgh that raised a revolt about the Government name change in the 1890s and it WON! (Look it up.) And much as I love my hometown, which is one of the all-time places to live, I am truly shocked at this announcement.

    WTF!! This is not a typical Steelers family move. I mean we are talking about a major Super Bowl winner who continues to show awesome performance. I would sooner kick off Ruthlesshamburger,frankly. The Steeler management model has long been a great one but this is a big FAIL.

  12. 12.

    KG

    I read somewhere that Ward would come back with a pay cut. That he understood it was a business decision.

    @p.a.: for most of them, it’s all they know. And usually, they are very competitive people and don’t know of any other way to channel their drive. A guy that’s played 10+ years at the highest level of any of the major sports should have more money than he knows what to do with.

  18. 18.

    Suffern ACE

    Even my mom told me that she wants Donald to stay, and shes the most dispassionate packer fan I know.

  20. 20.

    Suffern ACE

    @omnes-she’d cut you up instantly for doubting her dispassion. It’s kind of a sensitive subject with her.

  21. 21.

    stibbert

    as a ‘burgher, i can’t say the Rooneys are overly sentimental about reserving roster slots for players who’re rapidly approaching their sell-by date. Don’t get me wrong, i think they’re among the best the NFL has going in terms of class-actness & responsibility to their fans, but they’re very pragmatic about roster moves.

    i love Hines, he’s clutch & always bounced up w/ a big grin. and did srs damage to Baltimore, doubleplus good.

  22. 22.

    scav

    Glorious OT only in that it matches the I Hope This is not the End bit. Getting more official News Corp may face US inquiry after Sun arrests at News International

    It was reported on Sunday night that the solicitor representing the family of Milly Dowler and other alleged victims of phone hacking is to take his battle against Murdoch to America. Mark Lewis, one of several lawyers representing clients pursuing claims against the News of the World for phone hacking, is expected to travel to the US within the next few weeks to meet American lawyers to discuss legal action there. Lewis was reported to be in the “advanced stages” of bringing at least one case against Murdoch’s company in the US. He said he was “not prepared to deny” the reports.

    We got the FBI, we got the SEC, Here Comes the Sun has a rising role, for once staying up too late and reading UK papers rather than being sane and going to bed — well, not that I’m sane or able to go to sleep anyway. Still, Ha!

    ETA: I mean, seriously, Roll “Not prepared to deny” around your mouth for the feel of it. I’ve clearly really got the insomnia brain, but . . .

  27. 27.

    Suffern ACE

    @spaghetti lee- don’t worry too much. If you google “receivers are shiny hood ornaments”, some number crunchers have found that they aren’t all that valuable to keep.

  28. 28.

    Marcellus Shale, Public Dick

    Ward has to restructure to come back. at the vet minimum, i am ok with him as the 4th receiver. of course, that depends on whether or not they can afford cotchery once he hits the open market on march 13th. if cotchery is too expensive ward becomes the 4th receiver.

    on the other hand, there may already be a plan that includes dropping ward regardless. it would suck to see him in another uniform if he really wants to play next year, but even that assumes someone else wants him.

  29. 29.

    norbizness

    Does everyone remember when Hakeem Olajuwon, the only man to bring NBA championships to Houston, was a Toronto Raptor? Because I’m sure that never happened.

  32. 32.

    J R in WVa

    I have a lot of respect for Ward Hines, who is the hardest blocking receiver in the league. For the Steelers to drop him out of the starting rotation is, well – not very good from my perspective, where I think you should show faith in your leaders.

    I see on Google news where Randy Moss is interested in returning to NFL – perhaps Hines Ward could teach Randy how to block and be more of a team player. That’s the only thing that will give Randy another few years to nail down some meaningful records and a sure shot at the Hall of Fame.

    Not to mention putting some money away for the rest of his life. I think he has the ability to be a big time asset to any football team, but only if he exhibits teamwork and a real work ethic. Hard to tell if any team with the other parts necessary to compete will pick him up.

    One thing he doesn’t need is to be picked up by a team with no pass-rush blockers and no deep-throwing quarterback. He would just look like a luser with the Titans, or Tampa, but NOLA, on the other hand… Or Greenbay, or the Stillers….

  33. 33.

    Slaughter

    Team leaders are guys who perform and put up numbers. Hines has had a Hall of Fame career, but he hasn’t been able to separate himself from cornerbacks the past two years. I hope he retires as a Stiller and works either in the front office or as a coach. Failing that, there’s always Arthur Murray.

  34. 34.

    honus

    @Jimbo316: “The Steeler management model has long been a great one but this is a big FAIL.”

    I’ve been watching the Steelers for over 50 years. Their management is OK, but not great. Mainly they’ve been patient with their coaches, since Chuck Noll. But they have a long history of some pretty silly front office moves, from cutting (Pittsburgh native) Johnny U, to passing over (Pittsburgh native) Danny Marino.
    It was just a few seasons ago they gave Tommy Maddox a big raise while refusing to renegotiate Hines’ contract the same year.

  35. 35.

    honus

    @SKI: Um, excuse me. Receivers, especially Hines, take so many shots that by definition they cannot be cheap shot artists. A DB’s job description, until very recently, was “cheap shot artist”

  36. 36.

    Paul in KY

    He looked old when I saw him play this year. Probably needs to retire before some DBs lay him out.

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