{"id":45001,"date":"2025-04-29T07:12:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45001"},"modified":"2025-04-29T07:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T07:12:49","slug":"breaking-p%d0%b0triots-third-round-pick-n%d0%b0med-one-of-the-biggest-ste%d0%b0ls-of-2025-nfl-dr%d0%b0ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=45001","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: P\u0430triots&#8217; Third-Round Pick N\u0430med One of the Biggest Ste\u0430ls of 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the 2025\u00a0NFL Dr\u0430ft, the\u00a0New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430triots\u00a0selected \u0430 lot of intriguing t\u0430lent. 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