Mike Wallace became a big-time receiver catching bombs from Ben Roethlisberger. He parlayed that success into a mega-contract from the Dolphins. Now he comes back to Pittsburgh trying to help the Dolphins sneak into the postseason.
Mike Wallace is coming back to the Steelers. Who wants in?
In this kind of matchup, does it favor the player who’s got a chip on his shoulder – wanting to show his old team how good is he?
Or do you like the old team, which has a feel for said player’s tendencies and is just as interested in shutting him down.
It’s a road the Steelers have traveled down before. By our count, this is the fifth matchup in the last 15 years where the Steelers have played against a wide receiver who initially became a star for their franchise. As luck would have it, all of these initial reunion games occurred at Heinz Field.
What say you? Do you have any interest in using Mike Wallace in a fantasy lineup this week?
| Steelers Receivers Coming Home | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Receiver, Team | No | Yds | TD |
| 1999 | Yancey Thigpen, Ten | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| 2009 | Nate Washington, Ten | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | Santonio Holmes, NYJ | 4 | 69 | 1 |
| 2011 | Plaxico Burress, NYG | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | Mike Wallace, Mia | ? | ? | ? |
--Ian Allan