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| 6th September, 2005 - 10:30 am |  NFL.com - Hines Ward is one of the few players to walk away from contract negotiations with the Steelers with more money than he expected to get.
Ward, on the verge of becoming the leading receiver in franchise history, agreed to a four-year contract.
"I think they went out of their way," Ward said of an organization that has long set its own value on player contracts and ignored the huge money deals given by other teams. "It was far more than what I expected."
Ward had one year left on his previous contract, and is now signed through 2009. The total value is far less than the seven-year deal Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens wants renegotiated. But Ward, an all-around receiver rather than a gamebreaking downfield threat, was determined to end his career in Pittsburgh.
"I look good in black and gold," he said. "The contract is going to make me work even harder, just to prove I'm worth every penny of what they gave me." [READ] |
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