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Report: Steelers Had Productive Talks With Agent Of Jerricho Cotchery At Combine

Found March 01, 2012 on Steelers Depot:
PLAYERS: Jerricho Cotchery
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers
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Scott Brown, from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review,  reported on Thursday that the Steelers had productive contract talks this past week with Jack Scharf, the agent of unrestricted free agent wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery, at the 2012 NFL combine. Cotchery signed a one-year deal with the Steelers after the start of training camp last year and saw a little more than 300 snaps on offense in 2011. Cotchery has expressed several times since the 2011 season ended that he would like to return to the Steelers in 2012, and that he is hoping for a multi-year deal. He also noted that he would like to Read more [...]
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