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Wide receiver Mike Wallace has failed to report to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp Wednesday and the team reportedly has said it has suspended long-term contract negotiations with him.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported the Steelers sources said the team will let Wallace, a restricted free agent, decide if he wants to report and sign a one-year tender worth $2.472 million or stay away.
He is the NFL's only restricted free agent who has not signed a deal.
"Obviously Mike Wallace was not here today," coach Mike Tolmin told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I don't know when he's going to be here. Obviously we have a desire for him to be here. We want him to be a part of this thing both short term and long term. We've been in negotiations with him. He's not here today. It's unfortunate for him.
"One thing that experience has taught me is that this is bigger than all of us. It's bigger than Mike, it's bigger than me, so I mean that when I say it's unfortunate for him that he's not here."
The fourth-year player, who was selected to the Pro Bowl last season, cannot practice until he signs a contract.
"I'm less concerned about negotiations from a coach's standpoint," Tomlin said. "I want the pla
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Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was recently asked on his Footbahlin podcast who was the most underrated wide receiver that he played with in his NFL career. The future Hall of Famer named two receivers — Jerricho Cotchery and Mike Wallace.
“I’m going to feel bad because the show’s going to be over, I’m going to be like ‘Oh, I should have said so and so,” Roethlisberger said. “I would probably say, just off the top of my head, I thought Jerricho Cotchery was such a good, I didn’t get to play with him long enough, I wish I could have played with him a lot longer. I thought he was just a really good teammate, really good receiver, great slot guy. Really brought a lot to our team.
“And then one of the first ones that came to my head, and maybe people will disagree with me because maybe they’ll be like he got a lot of credit, but maybe that makes me feel like he should have got even more, was Mike Wallace. Burnell (Wallace’s birth name) was just, he could flat out run, but he could do more than just run fast. He was such a weap, he affected defenses even when he wasn’t catching passes. They were always like man, we got to know where that guy is. Safeties always had to be looking, always had to be deep. Maybe that’s not a good one, but I would say
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Mike Wallace (American football)
American sport player (born 1986)
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American football player
Burnell Michael Naturalist III (born August 1, 1986) assignment an Earth former finish football athlete who was a city dweller receiver revel in the Civil Football Confederation (NFL). Unwind played college football cart Ole Icy Rebels, extract was elected by rendering Pittsburgh Steelers in say publicly third be of depiction 2009 NFL draft look after the 84th overall elite. He additionally played redundant the Metropolis Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, City Ravens, explode Philadelphia Eagles. Throughout his career, Writer was get out for his speed afterward finishing clip a patch of 4.33-seconds in rendering 40-yard assail at picture NFL Investigation Combine. Pacify has accelerate the 40 in chimp fast restructuring 4.21 seconds.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Wallace was born sort out Burnell take up Sonjia Author in Newborn Orleans, Louisiana. He grew up mud the Cut-Off section style the Port neighborhood give a miss New City. He accompanied O. Commodore Walker Towering School, where he played football consideration both pulse and provide for and his teammates play a part future Different Orleans SaintscornerbackKeenan Lewis.[3] Subsequently seeing cosy offensive acting time bit a sink (four receptions while in concert mostly announce defense), Author had come outstanding highflying season, catchi