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The Pittsburgh Steelers are parting ways with cornerback Joey Porter Junior, shipping him to Dallas in exchange for a two thousand twenty seven sixth-round pick and a two thousand twenty eight second-round pick. That second-rounder is the real prize for Pittsburgh, signaling a clear rebuild at the position after a turbulent end to Porter's tenure in black and gold.
Speaking of the Steelers, their Thursday Night Football record is a story unto itself — Pittsburgh carrying a seventy-six-year road losing streak on Thursday nights, a remarkable footnote for a franchise that owns Monday Night Football. The Browns, naturally, have a starring role in keeping that streak alive, because of course they do.
And shifting to the pitch, Mohamed Salah's Trabzonspor is set to host Drogheda United in a friendly on the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Salah arrived in August to a packed forty-thousand-seat stadium. Drogheda that same weekend drew five thousand for a scoreless League of Ireland draw. The contrast is staggering, but Thursday these two worlds collide in one of the more unlikely matchups you'll see all season.
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