Following the 2004 season (prior to Superbowl XL), Plaxico Burress was allowed to seek his fortunes in free agency. Rather than keep the field-stretching/bone-crunching combination of Burress opposite Hines Ward with the multi-tooled Antwaan Randle El in the slot, the Steelers promoted El and signed an inexpensive free agent as the #3 WR. For Steelers fans, there was more to this situation. After 2004, Burress had completed his rookie contract and Ward’s had one year…
Steelers, Grilled to the Maximum
