PITTSBURGH —The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed backup wide receiver Nate Washington to a one-year tender offer.

The offer was previously reported to be $1,417,000.

The Steelers signed Washington as an undrafted free agent out of Division II Tiffin (Ohio) in 2005. Washington has started five games and appeared in 33 games with the Steelers.

Washington has 64 catches for 1,057 yards and nine touchdowns in his career, including five TDs last season.

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' value increased to $1.306 billion over the past year, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine, a rise of 9 percent over the past year.The New York Mets were second at $824 million and the Boston Red Sox third at $816 million, the magazine said. After that, there was a big gap to the Los Angeles Dodgers ($694 million) and the Chicago Cubs ($642 million).The Pirates were 28th out of the 30 teams with a value of $292 million