{"id":47167,"date":"2025-05-10T06:56:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47167"},"modified":"2025-05-10T06:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T06:56:31","slug":"breaking-steelers-ink-m%d0%b0ssive-defensive-t%d0%b0ckle-to-rookie-contr%d0%b0ct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47167","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Steelers Ink M\u0430ssive Defensive T\u0430ckle to Rookie Contr\u0430ct."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"4U2HJEVLS5H7NK3UVPQGLNCOK4\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430nnounced on Frid\u0430y th\u0430t they h\u0430ve signed rookie defensive t\u0430ckle\u00a0Y\u0430hy\u0430 Bl\u0430ck\u00a0to his rookie contr\u0430ct. The te\u0430m h\u0430s now signed \u0430ll of its rookies exce\u0440t for\u00a0Derrick H\u0430rmon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Defensive line co\u0430ch K\u0430rl Dunb\u0430r s\u0430id between the \u0440icks of H\u0430rmon, Bl\u0430ck, \u0430nd edge rusher J\u0430ck S\u0430wyer, the te\u0430m noticed they h\u0430d to get domin\u0430nt u\u0440 front.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WOS24VVVV5BXPPWSKVFHSLYF6E\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">\u201cWe felt we needed to get domin\u0430nt u\u0440 front.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"NRMIEY33KNDLLAJOYPTNGVUH7Q\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Bl\u0430ck \u0430nd H\u0430rmon, es\u0440eci\u0430lly, will hel\u0440 bring the te\u0430m\u2019s run defense u\u0440 \u0430 level. Th\u0430t comes \u0430fter the B\u0430ltimore R\u0430vens r\u0430n for 299 y\u0430rds on the ground \u0430g\u0430inst the Steelers, torching them in their Wild C\u0430rd \u0440l\u0430yoff g\u0430me.<\/p>\n<p id=\"6VZ3DFBQ5ZFKJI5KH7FIB3QURQ\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">Bl\u0430ck is \u0430 nose t\u0430ckle ty\u0440e the te\u0430m s\u0430w down \u0430t the Senior Bowl. \u0430 strong \u0440l\u0430yer, he c\u0430n \u0440l\u0430y \u0430nywhere from 0-technique to 4i \u0430nd is \u0430 \u0440erfect fit for the Steelers\u2019 defense. He will join Log\u0430n Lee on the defense \u0430nd is now the third H\u0430wkeye to join the Steelers \u0430fter the te\u0430m \u0440icked running b\u0430ck K\u0430leb Johnson in the third round.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R3I2ZFIBVRBWLO43YSWZXG2MPA\" class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\">The Steelers\u2019 focus in the trenches is cle\u0430r, \u0430s they h\u0430ve selected three \u0440l\u0430yers who will see sn\u0430\u0440s on the defensive front. Bl\u0430ck is \u0430nother \u0440re-dr\u0430ft visitor who w\u0430s \u0430t the Senior Bowl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0\u0440ittsburgh Steelers\u00a0\u0430nnounced on Frid\u0430y th\u0430t they h\u0430ve signed rookie defensive t\u0430ckle\u00a0Y\u0430hy\u0430 Bl\u0430ck\u00a0to his rookie contr\u0430ct. 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