Lamarr Woodley Officially Franchised, Colon Unlikely to Return

Lots of Steeler free agent news to pass along on a Wednesday afternoon in February: First, LB Lamarr Woodley officially signed his franchise tag, meaning he will earn an expected $10 million in 2011. That's quite a nice raise from the $550K he earned in 2010, but if anyone has earned a $9.5 million raise, it's probably Woodley. Although that's quite an incredible sentence to write. This move means the Steelers will retain Woodley through 2011, at which point he will once again become a free man. At any time, they could also negotiate a long-term extension, or they could possibly franchise The Wood once again in 2012. Mark Madden recently mused that the team will franchise Woodley and sign Ike Taylor long-term this year, then franchise Woodley and sign Lawrence Timmons long-term in 2012, then sign Woodley long-term and cut James Harrison in 2013. I could definitely see that scenario playing out. As for teammate Willie Colon, it's unlikely that you'll see him in...