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Seahawks Re-Sign Former Steelers CB

The former Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick is returning to the Seattle Seahawks.

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PITTSBURGH -- A former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back is staying out west on a limited deal with the Seattle Seahawks during a wild free agency period around the NFL. 

Artie Burns, a former first-round pick of the Steelers, will return to Seattle on a one-year deal, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter. Finanical terms have not yet been reported. 

The Steelers took Burns with the 25th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft when he was coming out of Miami. He played four seasons in Pittsburgh, appearing in 58 games and starting 32 while amassing 159 tackles, 27 passes defended and four interceptions over that same span. 

He made a two-year stop in Chicago, signing with the Bears after the Steelers let him walk. He signed a pair of one-year deals for little money before jumping on with the Seahawks on a one-year, $2,035,000 contract. Burns appeared in 14 games for Seattle and started once, playing only 23% of the team's defensive snaps and 46% of their special teams snaps. 

Burns is only 28 but will try to revive his career on a prove-it deal with the Seahawks. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. 

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