{"id":95828,"date":"2025-06-27T23:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/95828\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T23:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:55:10","slug":"the-five-best-pittsburgh-athletes-since-2000-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/95828\/","title":{"rendered":"The five best Pittsburgh athletes since 2000 | Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Go ahead. Try it. Pick the five best Pittsburgh athletes since the year 2000, college or pro, based on whatever criterion you desire, and I guarantee you\u2019ll leave the exercise riddled with regrets.<\/p>\n<p>I sure did. I left out Larry Fitzgerald. 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