How Hard Should the Steelers Push to Retain Emmanuel Sanders?

January 22, 2014   ·   Dan Snyder   ·   Jump to comments

The Pittsburgh Steelers' 2013 campaign wasn't exactly what they had hoped for. However, one of the bigger disappointments of the 8-8 season was the performance of receiver Emmanuel Sanders. 
After Mike Wallace jumped ship to Miami in the offseason and Sanders, himself, garnered restricted-free-agent attention from the Patriots, expectations for the fourth-year receiver were pretty high. And, honestly, Sanders didn't live up to it. 
With that said, Sanders did finish the season with career highs in starts (11), receptions (67), receiving yards (740) and touchdowns (6). Sanders finished second on the Steelers' 12th-ranked pass offense in each of those categories, as well, with the exception of touchdowns.
So there is a case to be made for the Steelers to bring Sanders back into the fold for the foreseeable future. Clearly the team liked what it saw in previous seasons, as it turned down a third-round pick from New England for his services. 
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