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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey was arrested for striking his girlfriend after a fight over a cell phone on Jan. 10, 2013. The running back was cut by the Steelers hours after his arrest.. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Hines Ward, Pittsburgh Steelers (1998-2011) Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward (86) celebrates a fourth quarter touchdown that put the Steelers ahead late in the game with Cincinnnati Bengals safety Rogers Beckett, left, Sunday Nov. 30, 2003 in Pittsburgh. The Bengals came back and scored win under a minute to play, to beat the Steelers 24-20.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Rocky Bleier was a halfback for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1968 and from 1971 to 1980. After his rookie season with the Steelers, Bleier was drafted into the U.S. Army in December 1968 during the Vietnam War. He volunteered for duty in South Vietnam and shipped out for Vietnam in May 1969 assigned to Company C, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry 196th Light Infantry Brigade and assigned as a squad grenadier operating a 40mm M79 grenade launcher. On August 20, while on patrol in Heip Duc, Bleier was wounded in the left thigh by an enemy rifle bullet when his platoon was ambushed in a rice paddy. While he was down, an enemy grenade landed nearby after bouncing off a fellow soldier, sending shrapnel into his lower right leg. He lost part of his right foot in the blast as well. He was later awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. While he was recovering in a hospital in Tokyo, doctors told him that he could not play football again. After several surgeries, he was discharged from the military in July 1970 and began informal workouts with Steeler teammates. In the summer of 1974, and he earned a spot in the Steelers' starting lineup.
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New England Patriots fan Mark Guzik, of Long Island, N.Y., displays a leg tattoo honoring his team while tailgating in the parking lot of Gillette Stadium before the AFC championship NFL football game between the Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (5) takes a break during an NFL training camp football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (5) passes during drills in an NFL training camp football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Joshua Dobbs (5) passes to running back Knile Davis (34) during an NFL training camp football practice, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Latrobe, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
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Chaffeur Jon Leimkuehlier, right, holds open a car door as Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown arrives at NFL football training camp Thursday, July 27, 2017, in a 1931 Rolls Royce Phantom 1 in Latrobe, Pa. (Peter Diana/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, center, and former Pittsburgh Steelers' Jerome Bettis, left, and Franco Harris pay tribute to Dan Rooney during the first round of the 2017 NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2017, in Philadelphia.(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Super Bowl XLIII (2009) Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, perform at halftime at the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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This Jan. 1, 2017 photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, left, and running back Le'Veon Bell celebrating on the sideline after a Steelers touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Pittsburgh. Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert stressed earlier this month one of the team’s biggest goals during the offseason was to make wide receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell vital parts of the organization “for life.” (AP Photo/Jared Wickerham) **FILE**
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FILE- In this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Julian Edelman during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Foxborough, Mass. The Atlanta Falcons and Patriots certainly are seeking the NFL crown on Sunday in Super Bowl 51.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Super Bowl XLIII (2009) Bruce Springsteen, left, and Steven Van Zandt, of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, perform at halftime at the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisbergerreacts to a play during the second half of the AFC championship NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James is tackled short of a touchdown by New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung, left, and defensive back Duron Harmon during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Jesse James (81) is tackled short of the goal line by New England Patriots safety Patrick Chung, rear, and defensive back Duron Harmon, top, during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots defensive back Eric Rowe, left, breaks up a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Sammie Coates during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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New England Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan (15) makes a touchdown reception between Pittsburgh Steelers defenders Ross Cockrell (31) and Mike Mitchell (23) during the first half of the AFC championship NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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In this Oct. 26, 2003, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, left, and former coach Chuck Noll chat before the Steelers game against the St. Louis Rams in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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FILE- In this Feb. 6, 2011, file photo, Hall of Fame quarterback Roger Staubach, holding the Lombardi Trophy, stands by broadcast analyst Terry Bradshaw, center, and commissioner Roger Goodell, right, following the end of NFL Super Bowl XLV football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers in Arlington, Texas. The New England Patriots earned a record ninth Super Bowl berth with a 36-17 win over the Steelers on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, in the AFC championship game. The Steelers, Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos, all with eight Super Bowl trips apiece, must wait another year before trying to join the Patriots in rarefied company. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
