Report: Steelers won't bring back Hines Ward
Hines Ward - WR - Pittsburgh Steelers
Feb. 10, 2012 - 10:00 PM ET
NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reports the Steelers will not bring Hines Ward back in 2012.
"He has one year left on his deal worth $4 million," said La Canfora. "According to my sources, he won't be back there. So that's $4 million off the books." Ward could take a pay cut all the way to the minimum and he still wouldn't be worth retaining, because No. 4 receivers have to play special teams. Creating cap space at a rapid rate with restructurings and cuts, the Steelers are likely hoping to find some way to make Ward's release go as smoothly as possible.
Source: NFL.com
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