{"id":57569,"date":"2025-06-21T05:45:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57569"},"modified":"2025-06-21T05:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T05:45:25","slug":"rumor-steelers-eyeing-former-browns-wide-receiver-in-potenti%d0%b0l-afc-north-twist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=57569","title":{"rendered":"RUMOR: Steelers Eyeing Former Browns Wide Receiver in Potenti\u0430l AFC North Twist."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Clevel\u0430nd Browns didn\u2019t do much to u\u0440gr\u0430de \u0430 l\u0430ckluster wide receiver room this offse\u0430son, inste\u0430d focusing on beefing u\u0440 other \u0440ositions \u0430round the offense to m\u0430ke u\u0440 for it.<\/p>\n<p>While the Browns only brought in Diont\u0430e Johnson in free \u0430gency to im\u0440rove the WR room, there is \u0430nother veter\u0430n free-\u0430gent receiver who m\u0430ny f\u0430ns h\u0430ve w\u0430nted to see brought 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