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Kenny Pickett reacts next to his fianc\u00e9, Amy Paternoster, and his Dad, Ken, after learning the Steelers drafted him Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Najee Harris fist bumps a fan after playing catch with her during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers wide receiver George Pickens pulls in a pass against Browns cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. in the first quarter, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at FirstEnergy Stadium in a play that was repeatedly shown in highlights on TV throughout the NFL season. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt celebrates a sack against Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield in the fourth quarter, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, at Heinz Field. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward greets Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady after their game, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022, at Acrisure Stadium. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis pulls in a pass for a touchdown against Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the second quarter, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Highmark Stadium. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Wright State guard Tanner Holden lands on top of Robert Morris guard Michael Green III in the first half, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, at UPMC Events Center. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Duke guard Lee Volker and Pitt forward Amber Brown fight for a rebound in the second half, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A young fan reacts after the Rangers defeated the Penguins, Friday, May 13, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins forward Jame Devane fights Blue Jackets defenseman Ben Harpur in the third period, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins right winger Bryan Rust crashes into Rangers goaltender Alexander Goergiev in the second period, Saturday, May 7, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena.(Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins left winger Danton Heinen celebrates after scoring a goal against Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin in the second period, Monday, May 9, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penguins center Sidney Crosby scores against Coyotes goaltender Karel Vejmelka in the first period, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates left field Ben Gamel hits the wall after pulling in a fly ball hit by Cardinals left fielder Juan Yepez in the second inning, Friday, May 20, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rockies center fielder Randal Grichuk hits the wall as he tries to pull in a ball hit by Pirates second baseman Josh VanMeter in the fourth inning, Monday, May 23, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds can’t come up with a double hit by Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge in the fifth inning, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates second baseman Josh VanMeter dives for a base hit by Yankees first baseman DJ LeMahieu in the fifth inning, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pirates center fielder Greg Allen tries to beat out the throw on a steal attempt to second against the Blue Jays at TD Ballpark, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Dunedin, Fla. in a spring training game. (Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":32525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[540,538,36,32,142,51,118,49,81,418,80,38,72,29],"coauthors":[54],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/01\/ss_Best-Post-Gazette-sports-photos-202203-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2339&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32522"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32522"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32541,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32522\/revisions\/32541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32522"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=32522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}