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LATROBE, Pa. \u2013 The layup answer was right there for Jaquan Brisker, but the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a> safety refused take it.<\/p>\n

Asked if the chance to come home enticed the Pittsburgh native to sign a one-year deal with the Steelers in the offseason, Brisker \u2013 while standing near dozens of people wearing yellow T-shirts with Brisker’s No. 3 on it after practice at St. Vincent College Saturday \u2013 shook his head.<\/p>\n

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