Update - Moore signs two year deal with Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers quickly filled the void left by Jerricho Cotchery's departure, signing former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore to a two-year contract Friday.

Moore visited the Steelers earlier this week, and signing him became a priority after the Carolina Panthers lured Cotchery away with a two-year, $5 million contract.

Moore took to Twitter on Friday afternoon, saying he is "excited" to join the Steelers.

The 5-9, 190-pounder caught 37 passes for 457 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games last season. Moore's best season came in 2012, when he caught 65 passes for 1,041 yards and six touchdowns.

The addition of Moore, 30, offsets the loss of Cotchery, which had left the Steelers with little experience behind Pro Bowl wide receiver Antonio Brown.

Markus Wheaton and Derek Moye were the only other wide receivers with NFL experience prior to the Moore signing, and they combined to play 205 snaps last season.

The Saints released Moore on March 7; he had been due $3.8 million in salary and bonuses this year, including a $500,000 roster bonus due this month.

The former undrafted rookie out of Toledo ranks among the top five receivers in Saints history in receptions (346) and touchdown catches (38) to go along with 4,281 yards. He was named the Saints' Man of the Year in 2012 for his work on and off the field.

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Don't know much about his play, but sounds like a pretty upstanding guy

Replaced an aging/old receiver with an aging/old/much shorter receiver. Don't like it. Steelers should have tried harder to keep Cotch.

Lance Moore is an upgrade to me.

I don't mind Moore, except the fact that he went to Toledo....   

I'm not too familiar with Moore, so I've been checking out a Saints board. If nothing else, he seems to be well-liked by Saints fans:

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That is good news! Good luck Lance, hope to see you back with the team when you hang it up!

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Excellent! Hope you have a long and fulfilling career in the AFC, Lance!

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Awesome. We'll get to see him this year too.

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Love that dude. They got a deal I bet, some of the best hands in the league.

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Glad Lance got picked up... Now let's see what Big Ben can do with him!

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Couldnt stay out of black and gold huh? Good luck Lance, hope he kills it.

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Great news, i am really happy for him. I wish him all the best.
Great guy and great player.

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awesome, extremely happy that he signed cross conference, now ill barely ever have to root against him.

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This is a really good signing by the Steelers. Of course, everyone is looking for the deep threat, but there is something to be said about a smart, trustworthy guy underneath.

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Good for him. I'm glad he got picked up by a solid franchise.

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Great pick up by the steelers. They deff stole him lol wish him and the Steel city nothing but the best. Now go shine and dance for the other black & hold!!! Good luck L-Mo.

If I remember correctly, that's the same kind of love Steelers fans showed to Wallace when he signed with the Dolphins.   

HAHAHAAAA

Wallace108 wrote:

I'm not too familiar with Moore, so I've been checking out a Saints board. If nothing else, he seems to be well-liked by Saints fans:

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That is good news! Good luck Lance, hope to see you back with the team when you hang it up!

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Excellent! Hope you have a long and fulfilling career in the AFC, Lance!

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Awesome. We'll get to see him this year too.

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Love that dude. They got a deal I bet, some of the best hands in the league.

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Glad Lance got picked up... Now let's see what Big Ben can do with him!

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Couldnt stay out of black and gold huh? Good luck Lance, hope he kills it.

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Great news, i am really happy for him. I wish him all the best.
Great guy and great player.

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awesome, extremely happy that he signed cross conference, now ill barely ever have to root against him.

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This is a really good signing by the Steelers. Of course, everyone is looking for the deep threat, but there is something to be said about a smart, trustworthy guy underneath.

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Good for him. I'm glad he got picked up by a solid franchise.

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Great pick up by the steelers. They deff stole him lol wish him and the Steel city nothing but the best. Now go shine and dance for the other black & hold!!! Good luck L-Mo.

If I remember correctly, that's the same kind of love Steelers fans showed to Wallace when he signed with the Dolphins.   

Steelers fans have always shown the proper love for players when they've departed. But when they've left under greedy ways and attempted to put themselves above the team...not so much. Wallace falls in to the latter, therefore = NO LOVE FROM STEELERS FANS!

stlrtruck wrote:

Steelers fans have always shown the proper love for players when they've departed.  But when they've left under greedy ways and attempted to put themselves above the team...not so much.  Wallace falls in to the latter, therefore = NO LOVE FROM STEELERS FANS!

It was a joke.   


  

Wallace108 wrote:

stlrtruck wrote:

Steelers fans have always shown the proper love for players when they've departed.  But when they've left under greedy ways and attempted to put themselves above the team...not so much.  Wallace falls in to the latter, therefore = NO LOVE FROM STEELERS FANS!

It was a joke.