{"id":36527,"date":"2025-03-28T01:46:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36527"},"modified":"2025-03-28T01:46:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T01:46:23","slug":"breaking-steelers-rb-celebrates-major-life-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=36527","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers RB Celebrates Major Life Announcement.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_513,w_912,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/1\/c\/1cd3c1403af4e3adf29d7d1e90b8e18eecc123ef\/01jqc4nzth2vjz70dvct.jpg\" alt=\"Steelers RB Celebrates Major Life Announcement\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_99757848\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>New\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0running back Kenneth Gainwell&#8217;s last few months have been quite memorable, to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>After helping the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0topple the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX and\u00a0signing a one-year deal\u00a0worth $1.79 million with the Steelers in free agency, Gainwell and his fianc\u00e9e, Jada, also recently got married.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99757849\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1904925059472343089&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fsteelers%2Fnews%2Fpittsburgh-steelers-kenneth-gainwell-celebrates-life-announcement&amp;sessionId=7eb113e0b553452daea1c76365047dfc1a8282ff&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1904925059472343089\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_99757850\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Inside linebacker Payton Wilson\u00a0and wide receiver Ben Skowronek are among the other members of Pittsburgh&#8217;s roster who have tied the knot this offseason, while\u00a0wide receiver DK Metcalf\u00a0and edge rusher Julius Welschof have announced their respective engagements.<\/p>\n<p>After posting 2,212 yards from scrimmage to go with 17 touchdowns at Memphis between the 2018 and 2019 campaigns, Gainwell was selected in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the Eagles.<\/p>\n<p>As a rookie, he appeared in 16 of the team&#8217;s 17 regular season contests. 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