According to James Walker of ESPN.com, the Steelers will not give outside linebacker LaMarr Woodley a contract extension prior to the 2010 seaon. The 25 year old Woodley will earn $550,000 in the final year of his rookie contract. Woodley had 25 sacks for the Steelers over the past two seasons. If Woodley remains unsigned by March, he will become a free agent.
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mark
July 12, 2010 at 8:03 pm
BIG MISTAKE! This kid hasnt even reached his prime yet! 12-15 sacks coming again this season. The Harrison/Woodley combo is a wrecking crew. Statistically they are more impressive than the Lloyd/Greene duo of 1993-1995. Locking up Woodley should have been a priority and if he goes, shame on the Steelers for not keeping a talented OLB like this.
larry
July 12, 2010 at 10:41 pm
I really like woodley but we have a ton of linebackers to replace him. From one of the rookies to Fox, someone will step up like always. Everyone said the same thing when Gildon left.
George H
July 13, 2010 at 9:11 am
Woodley is an absolute monster and the FO needs to find a way to get this done
mark
July 13, 2010 at 10:49 am
Larry, First of all NONE of the LB’s we have have proven anything yet. Worilds,Gibson etc.. are all projected ST players right now.Also, Fox/Foote are ILB not OLB’s.They does not leave much, does it? When Gildon left, he was past his prime and did NOT make any impact at all for the Jaguars and was quickly out of the NFL. We are talking about a soon-to-be in his prime player here in Woodley.When Gildon left, he was replaced by Clark Haggans. A capable player, but certainly not a Terror like Woodley has quickly become. Unless one of the draft picks I mentioned shows significant playing time and impact, then seeing Woodley go will be aweful to take. When the team did not re-sign Kevin Greene after 1995, it was because they has seen enough of Jason Gildon to make a reasonable assumption that Greene would not be missed. In hindsight, they hit the mark. Without knowing who the replacement for Woodley might be, letting him go is a serious risk!
jay
July 13, 2010 at 3:05 pm
I agree with Mark 100 %—Keep Woodley!
DrGeorge
July 13, 2010 at 3:40 pm
K. Colbert and the Steelers will keep Woodley. This is a 2010 cashflow and timing issue. The Steelers want to derive benefit from that favorable last year of his contract; then, they will negotiate. Woodley will be re-signed by March, barring the unexpected.
Remember that in back of all 2010 salary negotiations looms the spectre of a lock out if a new players’ agreement is not in place. See the recent Charlie Batch comment: a lockout is likely, in his opinion. No salaries will be paid and no FA deals can be made during a lockout, pending agreement on a new labor contract. Nobody wants that, but it’s happened before. The teams played several games with scab labor the last time a lockout occurred, before a new deal was struck. Player salaries have become a disproportionately large percentage of operating expenses in the NFL, while other expenses are also rising in a weak economy. The owners feel the pinch. They are serious on the contract issue.
jay
July 14, 2010 at 2:59 pm
I agree, Doc, but if this is disproportionate, what is the NBA? (see Kyle Korver?!?)?