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Speaker 1: we're pleased to welcome our special guest, Bob Labriola, editor

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Speaker 1: of Steelers Digested Steelers dot Com and uh Bob getting

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Speaker 1: ready to cover what would this be, Bob? About your

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Speaker 1: NFL draft? Yeah? I was there when the Steelers drafted

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Speaker 1: William Shakespeare. I was gonna say, remember complaining about that.

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Speaker 1: How could you pick the Notre Dame guy first? Yeah, uh, Bob.

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Speaker 1: The Steelers were very active. We haven't talked to you

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