Continuing on with my look back at lucrative contracts signed by Pittsburgh Steelers over the course of the last 15 years, today I will recall for you the signing of running back Duce Staley back in 2004.
When the Steelers signed Staley he was already 29 years of age and he was coming off of a season in which he had rushed for just 463 yards and 5 touchdowns with the Philadelphia Eagles. It was reported at the time that Staley would be competing with Jerome Bettis for the starting running back job in Pittsburgh as the Steelers had finished as the 31st ranked rushing team in the NFL in 2003.