The Facts: Wallace becomes a restricted free agent in March, and, while the Steelers partially can protect their rights to him by offering him a one-year tender, there is no guarantee another team might see more value in him and try to sign him.

Diehards Line:According to Post-Gazette staffer Ed Bouchette, the Steelers likely will tender him a contract high enough -- those numbers have yet to be determined by the league -- to guarantee that, if someone else signs him, the Steelers would receive a first-round draft choice in return or be able to match the contract and keep him. They also could negotiate a long-term deal with Wallace before he becomes a restricted free agent. There have also been questions about Hines Ward's future with the team and Jerricho Cotchery will be an unrestricted free agent. ... Antonio Brown, whose unexpected and phenomenal season earned him the MVP vote from his teammates, will return along with Emmanuel Sanders for their third seasons. Wallace and Brown each produced 1,000-yard seasons.