Emmanuel Sanders to Patriots for 3rd round pick?

[Ja Rhule]

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Restricted free agent Emmanuel Sanders is visiting the Patriots on Friday.

Power move. Even low-level restricted free agents rarely escape their tendering team, but the Steelers find themselves in a mess of a cap situation. Sanders is tendered at the original-round level, which means the Patriots would only have to surrender a third-round pick if they signed him to an offer sheet Pittsburgh couldn't match. The Patriots — as you may have heard — have a ton of 2013 cap room left, and could offer a front-loaded deal Pittsburgh didn't have a legitimate chance of matching. Just 26 years old (on Sunday) with 94 catches in three seasons, Sanders would be worth a third-round gamble. He can play all three receiver spots, and has 4.4

[Peppers90 NC]

maybe we are following the steelers model a little better than people think, damn they are getting gouged.

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

He had a restricted FA tender if im correct. id be all about that for a third.

[Peppers90 NC]

He had a restricted FA tender if im correct. id be all about that for a third.

me too.... if we had one of course

[BigSyke]

ohhh lawwd steelers are in troublezzzz....lol...but their gm did find all those guys(wr) the 3rd-7th rounds rounds.......they got a solid staff and a top 5 coach.....something the panthers need.

big ben is a bit more clutch than cam for now, but when i looked at the statistics, cam had a WAY bigger impact on his team in his rookie year than big ben did,

[PantherPhann89]

Pittsburg would have to match Pats offer sheet to keep him...

[top dawg]

I've said it before in this last three days: In the short term I like our chances better than the Steelers'. Of course they can have a couple of good drafts and be right back on top. Or, at least, Steelers' fans would like to think so (based on their historical continuity). But, it may take them three to four years to seriously compete. But, they are the Steelers.

[jarhead]

maybe we are following the steelers model a little better than people think, damn they are getting gouged.

This is not a good year to follow the Steelers model

[top dawg]

My thing is, how in the fug do the Patriots keep getting bargains (not that this is a done deal)? Even if they don't get this done, they are always making smart, yet fiscally conservative moves.

[toldozer]

Afc north

Cinncy

Cleveland

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

In that order. Watch chud make the fugin playoffs next year.

[Ken]

Afc north

Cinncy

Cleveland

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

In that order. Watch chud make the fugin playoffs next year.

Its March..........

[toldozer]

An IN march thats what the division looks like. If i knew what it would look like in january i wouldnt be on here!

[Ken]

An IN march thats what the division looks like. If i knew what it would look like in january i wouldnt be on here!

If you did you would share with the Huddle right?

[toldozer]

Doubtful... One can only hope baltimore and pitt suck though