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Unlike Seahawks, Steelers failed to line up QB before making big move
Last Friday, when the Seahawks agreed to trade quarterback Geno Smith to the Raiders, there's no way the Seahawks didn't know that they'd be signing quarterback Sam Darnold — tampering rules be ...Yahoo Sports - 4d
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