{"id":38291,"date":"2025-04-04T02:02:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38291"},"modified":"2025-04-04T02:02:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T02:02:30","slug":"bears-sign-former-steelers-wr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=38291","title":{"rendered":"Bears Sign Former Steelers WR.."},"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\/3\/6\/36d1fd0067e1d85498975d8e25aa5ea6664aceb8\/01jqyr43p3g9m15zed18.jpg\" alt=\"Bears Sign Former Steelers WR\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_100000018\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Chicago Bears are bringing on a former\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0wide receiver, signing Miles Boykin, according to the 33rd Team&#8217;s Ari Meirov.<\/p>\n<p>Boykin, 28, spent two seasons in Pittsburgh, primarily as a special teams ace. As a gunner, Boykin was viewed as one of the best punt and punt returner players on the roster, and held a strong place on the team because of it, operating in Danny Smith&#8217;s unit.<\/p>\n<p>On offense, the former Notre Dame star was used mostly as a run blocker, but also excelled in the role. 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