Tender love for Starks, St. Pierre
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A bottle of chianti and some strawberries? Nope, a different kind of tender love. Max Starks and Brian St. Pierre have been offered tenders, meaning the Steelers retain Right of First Refusal for the two players. By offering the tenders, the team has the right to match any offer sheet submitted by another team. If the players sign the tender sheets, they are effectively signed to the amount offered for the season and are no longer available for free agency.
The Steelers may be eligible for compensatory draft picks depending on the amounts offered in the tenders, if they choose not to match the offers made by other teams. Compensation for Starks is a first round pick, while St. Pierre would be worth a 5th round pick. The pick is essentially transferred to the Steelers from the player’s new team, so anyone making an offer to Starks must already have a first round pick available. With the wealth of offensive linemen available in the draft this year, it would be in the team’s best interest to consider letting Starks — the new owner of the Captain Erratic title ever since Tommy Maddox left — go to a new team.
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