Faneca Leaves Steelers for Mega-Deal with Jets
Not that there was ever much doubt, the but Alan Faneca decade of dominance on the Steelers O-line officially came to a halt on Saturday evening as the lineman agreed a mega-sized deal with the Jets that will reportedly pay him $8 mil per season for five seasons. Faneca’s agent, Rick Smith, told the AP Saturday that Faneca would be in NYC on Sunday, take a physical, and then sign the deal on Monday.
The signing is bittersweet in so many ways for Steelers fans, as they watch one of their favorite and best linemen in the past two decades bolt due to the all mighty dollar. Not that the Steelers were ever even close to being in a position to paying Faneca that much, it is still tough to watch him go. Not only that, it will for sure be tough to replace him on a line that was so banged up at the end of the season, Ben Roethlisberger seemed to be running for his life on half of the downs he took snaps for. Good luck Alan, you will be sorely missed.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 10:33 am
The Steelers have been fortunate in the past to part with players who seem to be on the downside of their careers and willing to let others risk the multi-million dollar contracts. Hindsight is always 20-20, but I think the Jets will be satisfied with the player Faneca is. I remember the days when the Steelers were able to keep their longtime greats in place. I believe Alan is a steeler through and through, like Mean Joe, Blount, Kolb etc. He should have stayed a steeler. Good luck to Alan and mostly good luck to the steelers in finding replacements. That said, I look forward to seeing how the Tomlin era stands out as he hopefully will get the chance to stamp his personality on the new era steelers!!!!!