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 PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Steelers cut linebacker Joey Porter on Thursday, an outspoken sack specialist whose trash-talking was one of the subplots leading up to the 2006 Super Bowl, won by Pittsburgh.
The 29-year-old Porter, who was in the final year of his contract, had been the starting right outside linebacker since 2000, the year after he was drafted by the Steelers. Porter was to receive a $1 million bonus on March 6, and was due to earn $4 million in 2007.
"It's a business decision that was made," Steelers spokesman Dave Lockett said.
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