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Wallace turned down a larger offer from Minnesota

Posted by Kyle Smith under Miami Dolphins, Mike Wallace, Minnesota Vikings on Mar 29, 2013

New York Jets v Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike Wallace is a very rich man. I know this seems like a very obvious statement considering the former Steeler signed a 5-year $60 million contract with the Miami Dolphins (the deal included a $11 million signing bonus and $27 million in guaranteed money).

He has so much money that he could buy and sell my existence several million times over.

That said, according to Wallace’s dad, the 26-year old wide receiver could have pocketed even more cash if he had decided to sign with the Minnesota Vikings.

“The [Vikings] had come to the point where they were telling him, ‘You don’t have to live here, just be here during the season,’ ” Wallace’s father, Mike Jr., said by phone this week. “He wanted to get out of that snow and cold weather.”

Well, I guess we learned today that sometimes money isn’t everything. We also learned that no sane human being would actively choose to live in Minnesota during the winter.

Hat-tip to the Miami Herald and PFT

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Dolphins, Wallace agree to five-year, $65 million deal

Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Free agency, Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers on Mar 12, 2013

San Diego Chargers v Pittsburgh Steelers

UPDATE: Pro Football Talk is reporting that the deal has been agreed to and that Wallace is already taking a physical to finalize it.

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Other than a report Tuesday morning that the Vikings may outbid them, it’s been a pretty safe bet that the Dolphins would sign Mike Wallace when free agency opened today.

Now it appears closer than ever, with Wallace reportedly in Miami right now negotiating a five-year deal with the Dolphins that Adam Schefter says “is ‘very, very likely’ to get done.”

Omar Kelly and John Clayton have since reported that the deal will be for five years and $65 million (13 million per year), with $30 million guaranteed.

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Dolphins think Vikings will make big push for Wallace

Posted by Joseph Casciaro under Miami Dolphins, Mike Wallace, Minnesota Vikings on Mar 12, 2013

Pittsburgh Steelers v Cincinnati Bengals

With the Vikings’ blockbuster trade of Percy Harvin on Monday, the team can now afford to go spending to fill their new receiving hole, and the Miami Dolphins believe the Vikings will try to do that spending on Mike Wallace.

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Mike Wallace is maybe, almost definitely going to be a Dolphin soon

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Free agency, Mike Wallace on Mar 11, 2013

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Not a real Dolphin, although anything is possible. Personally, I’ve always thought of Mike Wallace as more of a gecko.

Even though it’ll certainly be a highly notable signing when it’s finally official tomorrow, Wallace agreeing to terms with Miami will also be the least surprising signing of this free agency period. Especially since right now, highly connected insiders are referring to the Dolphins’ signing of Wallace using the past tense.

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The Patriots are interested in Mike Wallace

Posted by Devang Desai under Mike Wallace, New England Patriots on Mar 09, 2013

New England Patriots v Pittsburgh Steelers

The New England Patriots are interested in free agent Wide Reciever Mike Wallace, according to the Miami Herald’s Armando Salguero.

New England joins Minnesota and Tennessee in the hunt for Wallace, who is the top wideout available in this year’s free agent class. The Patriots lack a vertical threat in their offense. Paired with elite Tight End’s Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Hernandez and possibly Wes Welker in the slot, Wallace could be a game breaking addition for Tom Brady and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Last season ’60 minutes’ started 14 games for the Steelers, catching 64 passes for 836 yards and eight touchdowns.

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Add the Panthers to the Mike Wallace chase

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Free agency, Mike Wallace on Feb 26, 2013

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In exactly two weeks, Mike Wallace will be that cool kid you always wanted to be. Remember when you were the first one with a Discman? So awesome.

Right now, it feels like everyone will want to be around Wallace once free agency begins. They’ll call him late at night, and perhaps send flowers and chocolates. We know Joe Philbin will likely, almost definitely be making a call. Or eight.

But what about the Panthers?

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Of course the Dolphins will overpay for Mike Wallace

Posted by Sean Tomlinson under Free agency, Mike Wallace on Feb 20, 2013

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Earlier this morning we learned that Mike Wallace — the soon-to-be former Steelers wide receiver because he won’t be franchised — is the Dolphins’ top target in free agency, according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Purely from a talent and need perspective, this makes a whole lot of sense. Brian Hartline is the Dolphins’ current No. 1 receiver, and he’s a pending free agent. There’s optimism that he can be retained even though contract talks haven’t started yet (Drew Rosenhaus, something something). Still, even if he does re-sign, Wallace — or any other top free agent wide receiver — should be a top priority.

Ryan Tannehill had a promising yet often inconsistent rookie season, and much of that was due to his sparse deep options. There was a severe lack of scoring on the outside through the passing game, or in general, as the Dolphins finished 30th with just 13 passing touchdowns in 2012. But only two of them landed in the hands of either Hartline of Davone Bess, their top two receivers.

A Hartline-Wallace tandem would be pretty swell for Tannehill’s 76.1 passer rating. But at what cost? Surely not Vincent Jackson money, right?

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