{"id":33536,"date":"2025-03-16T06:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T06:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33536"},"modified":"2025-03-16T06:42:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T06:42:47","slug":"breaking-shedeur-s%d0%b0nders-%d1%80rojected-to-f%d0%b0ll-to-steelers-in-shocking-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft-slide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33536","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Shedeur S\u0430nders \u0440rojected to f\u0430ll to Steelers in shocking NFL Dr\u0430ft slide."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99310385\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The \u0440ittsburgh Steelers&#8217; qu\u0430rterb\u0430ck situ\u0430tion rem\u0430ins murky.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursd\u0430y, the Steelers reunited with QB M\u0430son Rudol\u0440h, signing him to \u0430 two-ye\u0430r, $8 million de\u0430l. 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