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A wise man in college once told me: “There’s times, and then there’s times.”

[Pittsburgh Steelers @steelers]

RP for your chance to win this signed @_Dwfootball11 jersey‼️

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@VinnyVidiVici98 Twice as good as Julio is a wild one VW! Love me some AB though! Greatest Steelers receiver.

[Trai Essex @TraiDay79]

That “embarrassing” draft moment for the Steelers may end up being the best thing to happen for the franchise in a long while….

#HereWeGo

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@sickpodsteelers @MikedUpSports1 @JYorkFootball Tomlin?

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@SleeperNFL @SleeperCFB @SleeperRaiders Fernando didn’t update his LinkedIn, someone running his social media/professional media updated his LinkedIn

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@davidpollack47 Long day for Scottie. Shot a 65, did incredible. Those competitive genes were still moving in him. The reporter asked what he thought was a fair question, which it may have been. Scottie wasn’t having it in his current state of mind. It’s a nothing burger.

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@NightSkyToday @grok if I left today, how many years would it take me to get there. Convert those light years into regular years for me please and thank you

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@lukecombs Daytona 499

[Luke Combs 🎤 @lukecombs]

Held back 5 copies of my new album The Way I Am on vinyl and CD to autograph and give away to y’all!

Like and repost this photo, then comment your favorite song from the album and I’ll pick random winners!

[Mike @Mikebeenhere]

This the wind SpongeBob had to deliver that pizza in

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@grok @moonwizard69 @NightlifeMingus Scheming!!

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@SNFonNBC @CSimmsQB @ProFootballTalk @NFL George Pickens lol

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@PatMcAfeeShow @AdamSchefter Cincinnati being above Pittsburgh to win the AFC North is beyond baffling to me. Their relevancy peaked after the 2021/22 season, and for the last 4-5 years they’ve been underperforming since then. And please don’t use “injuries” as an excuse.

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@SleeperNFL We don’t want that bum

[MPJ @MikePitt_Jr]

BLACK AND GOLD!!!!!!

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@GolfBetCaddie Gotta arm tbh

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@TraiDay79 Even more of a reason now the Steelers need a mobile QB under center

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@USABaseball That’s John Wick

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@KylePorterNS Sunscreen salesman

[Ryan Burr @RyanBurr]

No one in the Pittsburgh market had access to @_BigBen7’s career the way I did — mostly by sheer luck and timing.

When Ben was a WR and point guard at Findlay High School, I was a very young sports reporter at @13abc in Toledo. When he shifted to QB for his senior year — after the coach’s son graduated — I was there to witness the record-breaking season. When Ben chose Miami of Ohio? I was there.

In November 2003, I moved to FSN Pittsburgh. In April, Ben was drafted by the @steelers. The Monday after the draft, I drove to his childhood home for his first interview. I still remember him sliding across the hardwood floors, pure joy written all over him.

I was in Baltimore when Tommy Maddox got hurt and Ben played his first NFL game. I was there during the early growing pains, like when he left Jason Bay awkwardly waiting for a picture after the pirates set up a promotional shoot for the two young stars. I sat down with him for an hour-long, one-on-one interview after his record-breaking rookie season for a documentary called Ben Roethlisberger: In His Own Words.

Then I moved to ESPN and didn’t see him again until the Super Bowl in Tampa. The maturity — physically and personally — was obvious.

Ben was handed the keys to a city at 22. He made mistakes. He faced adversity. And he evolved. The second stage of his career was defined by his family coming first — as it should be.

Joey Porter wasn’t around for that transformation from “Ben” to “7.” In my opinion, his recent comments were irresponsible and lacked context. He was only there at the beginning of Ben’s journey.

Is Ben passive-aggressive? Sure.
Is he a devoted husband and father? Absolutely.

Find an offensive lineman who would say otherwise.