A tidbit today from the Post-Gazette about Casey Hampton:
Casey Hampton’s agent Eric Armstead tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he does not know what to expect from the Steelers, but sources told the Post-Gazette the team will try to sign Hampton one way or another before he becomes a free agent. “Really, we don’t know right now,” said agent Eric Armstead, who hopes to talk to the Steelers during Senior Bowl practices this week in Mobile, Ala. “They have time to toy around until March. It’s an administrative decision.
Typically, the Steelers do business one way. When they want to retain a person, they sign him a year early and don’t make a big splash. They are textbook.” Hampton has said he wants to stay with the Steelers and privately has told people that someone promised him the team would not put the franchise tag on him. “They haven’t suggested making him the franchise player,” Armstead said. “But a lot of times teams don’t, so we really, really don’t know.”
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The Tony
January 25, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I say we save the money on Hampton by letting him go and we draft Cody the DT from Alabama
Jay
January 25, 2010 at 2:52 pm
I agree Tony IF AND ONLY IF that saved $ (from not resigning Hampton) will allow them to sign a starter in their secondary in the free agent market. Otherwise, it may be prudent to keep him. I personally would let him go and use the money on a couple of low-grade starters in free agency (i.e., Gabe Watson, Johnny Jolly, a CB or Safety or ILB) then draft the best defensive player or offensive tackle available in the first round.
SouthBaySteelers
January 26, 2010 at 2:27 am
So hard to predict what a college kid will do in the NFL…Rod Woodson was let go too soon and maybe Alan Faneca too.