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Originally Posted by 3kings
One of the major reasons they chose Ward were the character issues. They signed Ward the year before Plax could become a FA because they were more comfortable with his character. At that time Plax appeared to have the larger upside.
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Again your facts are wrong. They didnt sign ward's extension until a year AFTER Burress had left.
They signed Ward because he was the best run blocking receiver in the NFL and the Steelers were the most prolific running team. They signed ward because he was more productive than Plax. Its as simple as that.
If he had such character issues, the steelers wouldnt re-sign him at ANY price.
Here are Plaxicos stats:
http://www.pro-football-reference.co...B/BurrPl00.htm
Here are Wards stats:
http://www.pro-football-reference.co...Hi00.htm?redir
Notice the years both were in Pitt. Ward was just much more productive not to mention a better blocker.