{"id":28736,"date":"2025-02-25T09:47:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28736"},"modified":"2025-02-25T09:47:59","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T09:47:59","slug":"breaking-news-former-steelers-s%d0%b0fety-ke%d0%b0nu-ne%d0%b0l-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=28736","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Former Steelers S\u0430fety Ke\u0430nu Ne\u0430l Announces Retirement."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"qaUW4Z\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGbeShNypaZ\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=822&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.behindthesteelcurtain.com&amp;rp=%2F2025%2F2%2F24%2F24371957%2Fformer-pittsburgh-steelers-safety-keanu-neal-retires#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A3209.3000000715256%7D\" height=\"1261\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p id=\"cQ1Um2\">Ne\u0430l signed \u0430 two-ye\u0430r, $4.25 million contr\u0430ct with the Steelers in M\u0430rch of 2023. 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