Casey Hampton's agent Eric Armstead tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he does not know what to expect from the Steelers, but sources told the Post-Gazette the team will try to sign Hampton one way or another before he becomes a free agent. "Really, we don't know right now," said agent Eric Armstead, who hopes to talk to the Steelers during Senior Bowl practices this week in Mobile, Ala. "They have time to toy around until March. It's an administrative decision. Typically, the Steelers do business one way. When they want to retain a person, they sign him a year early and don't make a big splash. They are textbook." Hampton has said he wants to stay with the Steelers and privately has told people that someone promised him the team would not put the franchise tag on him. "They haven't suggested making him the franchise player," Armstead said. "But a lot of times teams don't, so we really, really don't know." Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
