01-25-2010, 09:40 PM
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Randomly Biased
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Steelers might not be able to afford safety Ryan Clark
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Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports safety Ryan Clark wants to stay. The Steelers want to re-sign him.
So, what could be the problem?
Money. It always comes down to money. Often when a player leaves a team as a free agent, it is not because he wanted to leave or the team did not want him back, the sides just could not agree on the money.
First, let us get Clark’s intentions up front. He wants to come back and play for the Steelers in 2010, rejoining Pro Bowl strong safety Troy Polamalu.
“Yeah, I do. I do,” Clark said. “It’s a great place to play. I think the Rooney family runs the team the way an organization should be run. I want to come back and make it right too. I want to come back and play with Troy, get all our guys back and make another run at it.”
How much value do the Steelers place on Ryan Clark as their free safety vs. what Clark and his agent want? The average annual compensation for the top 10 safeties (both free and strong) a year ago was $5.13 million. No. 2 on that list was Polamalu at $6.82 million. Clark counted $2.4 million on the salary cap last year.
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Steelers might not be able to afford safety Ryan Clark
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