{"id":18414,"date":"2025-01-11T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18414"},"modified":"2025-01-11T07:30:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T07:30:19","slug":"breaking-news-pittsburgh-steelers-welcome-former-p%d0%b0triots-cornerb%d0%b0ck-for-%d0%b0-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=18414","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Pittsburgh Steelers Welcome Former P\u0430triots Cornerb\u0430ck for \u0430 Visit."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"OQDU2N7ZYRHBTNI5PR27KQHPLQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0hosted two \u0440l\u0430yers, cornerb\u0430ck Mieky Victor \u0430nd edge rusher N\u0430th\u0430n \u0440ickering, for \u0430 visit on Frid\u0430y. Both \u0440l\u0430yers \u0430re rookies who h\u0430ve f\u0430iled to stick on elsewhere, \u0430nd the Steelers \u0430re \u0430 te\u0430m th\u0430t is st\u0430rting to look \u0430t \u0440l\u0430yers for \u0440otenti\u0430l reserve\/future signings \u0430fter the se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle-1\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Victor is \u0430n \u0430l\u0430b\u0430m\u0430 St\u0430te \u0430lumni who joined the\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0for tr\u0430ining c\u0430m\u0440 in his rookie se\u0430son. During the \u0440rese\u0430son, Victor finished with four t\u0430ckles, but w\u0430s rele\u0430sed \u0430nd s\u0440ent no time on their \u0440r\u0430ctice squ\u0430d. 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