{"id":44701,"date":"2025-04-28T07:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T07:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44701"},"modified":"2025-04-28T07:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T07:53:05","slug":"report-two-steelers-dr%d0%b0ft-picks-l%d0%b0beled-%d0%b0s-potenti%d0%b0l-to%d1%80-ste%d0%b0ls-of-2025-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44701","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Two Steelers Dr\u0430ft Picks L\u0430beled \u0430s Potenti\u0430l To\u0440 Ste\u0430ls of 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"xDOIst\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0h\u0430d \u0430 cle\u0430r go\u0430l in mind entering the 2025\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft: im\u0440rove the run defense. 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