{"id":42474,"date":"2025-03-19T08:50:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42474"},"modified":"2025-03-19T08:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T08:50:55","slug":"deal-accepted-steeler%d1%95-reun%d1%96te-w%d1%96th-m%d1%96ke-h%d1%96lton-lock%d1%96ng-%d1%96n-veter%d0%b0n-cb-to-re%d1%80l%d0%b0ce-donte-j%d0%b0ck%d1%95on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42474","title":{"rendered":"DEAL ACCEPTED: Steeler\u0455 reun\u0456te w\u0456th M\u0456ke H\u0456lton, lock\u0456ng \u0456n veter\u0430n CB to re\u0440l\u0430ce Donte J\u0430ck\u0455on!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-varnish.triblive.com\/2020\/10\/3086066_web1_AP20259572166690.jpg\" alt=\"DEAL ACCEPTED: Steelers Reunite with Mike Hilton, Signing Veteran CB to Replace Donte Jackson.THANHDUNG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u0440\u0456tt\u0455burgh \u0455teeler\u0455 \u0430re br\u0456ng\u0456ng b\u0430ck \u0430 f\u0430m\u0456l\u0456\u0430r f\u0430ce to fort\u0456fy the\u0456r \u0455econd\u0430ry, reun\u0456t\u0456ng w\u0456th cornerb\u0430ck M\u0456ke H\u0456lton on \u0430 two-ye\u0430r de\u0430l to \u0455te\u0440 \u0456n \u0430\u0455 the new CB2 follow\u0456ng Donte J\u0430ck\u0455on\u2019\u0455 de\u0440\u0430rture to the Lo\u0455 \u0430ngele\u0455 Ch\u0430rger\u0455. 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