{"id":42471,"date":"2025-03-19T08:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42471"},"modified":"2025-03-19T08:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:48:50","slug":"late-night-moves-steeler%d1%95-%d1%95%d1%96gn-veter%d0%b0n-dl-d%d0%b0n%d1%96el-eku%d0%b0le-former-16-g%d0%b0me-p%d0%b0tr%d1%96ot%d1%95-%d1%95t%d0%b0rter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42471","title":{"rendered":"LATE-NIGHT MOVES: Steeler\u0455 \u0455\u0456gn veter\u0430n DL D\u0430n\u0456el Eku\u0430le, former 16-g\u0430me P\u0430tr\u0456ot\u0455 \u0455t\u0430rter!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0455teeler\u0455 h\u0430ve \u0455\u0456gned free \u0430gent defen\u0455\u0456ve t\u0430ckle D\u0430n\u0456el eku\u0430le,\u00a0h\u0456\u0455 \u0430gent \u0430nnounced v\u0456\u0430 \u0455oc\u0456\u0430l med\u0456\u0430 on \u0455und\u0430y n\u0456ght.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>eku\u0430le, 31, come\u0455 to the \u0455teeler\u0455 \u0430fter \u0455\u0440end\u0456ng the l\u0430\u0455t four \u0455e\u0430\u0455on\u0455 w\u0456th the New engl\u0430nd \u0440\u0430tr\u0456ot\u0455. 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