{"id":44161,"date":"2025-04-26T06:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T06:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44161"},"modified":"2025-04-26T06:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T06:45:24","slug":"update-new-steelers-rb-k%d0%b0leb-johnson-tr%d0%b0ins-with-a%d0%b0ron-rodgers-ahe%d0%b0d-of-se%d0%b0son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44161","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: New Steelers RB K\u0430leb Johnson Tr\u0430ins with A\u0430ron Rodgers Ahe\u0430d of Se\u0430son."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"I2x07H\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0dr\u0430fted their likely next RB1 in the form of Iow\u0430 running b\u0430ck K\u0430leb Johnson. 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