{"id":44266,"date":"2025-04-27T02:03:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T02:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44266"},"modified":"2025-04-27T02:03:53","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T02:03:53","slug":"breaking-steelers-bring-in-familiar-kicker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44266","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Bring In Familiar Kicker.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Pittsburgh Steelers are signing a local kicker to an undrafted free agent deal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2328,h_1309,x_0,y_14\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_steelers\/01jstazkr0zh8jx88ewk.jpg\" alt=\"Nov 9, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;  Pittsburgh Panthers place kicker Ben Sauls (90) kicks off to the Virginia Cavaliers during the second quarter at Acrisure Stadium. 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