OL Sean Mahan inked for five years
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The Steelers didn’t have to deal with another team’s Right of First Refusal this time like they did with punter Andy Lee and the 49ers, and they wound up adding to an offensive line that was suddenly in disarray after years of stability and superb play.
Sean Mahan, formerly a starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at left guard, signed a deal that is, as best as I can tell, worth about $17.5 million and puts him in black and gold until 2011. His versatility will certainly serve to shake things up even more on the line, potentially making it a three-way battle for the center position with heir-apparent Chukky Okobi and Kendall I-snapped-a-little-in-preseason Simmons. Simmons is the one feeling the biggest squeeze, because he will potentially be battling for both the center and right guard positions, as his play in 2006 did anything but guarantee him a spot in the 2007 starting lineup.
To make matters even stranger, Mahan could possibly be considered for right tackle as well, where Max Starks either needs to be benched or to have someone light a fire under his rear. Last season Kendall Simmons was bad. But Max Starks usually made Simmons look like an All-Pro.
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