The Steelers and nose tackle Casey Hampton have come to a a three-year contract agreement worth more than $21 million this morning.
The deal comes ahead of today's 4 p.m. deadline in which the Steelers planned to make Hampton their franchise player.
The team then placed the franchise tag on kicker Jeff Reed, meaning he will earn $2,814,000 in 2010 -- the average of the top five kickers in the NFL.
Hampton, who will be 33 years old next season, will remain with the Steelers through the 2012 season under the new deal. Hampton would have been paid a $7 million salary if he had been franchised. Continue
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