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Devaunte Sigler was a brick mason, now he's a Steeler

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The Pittsburgh Steelers kicked off rookie minicamp on a sunny May day, but when you've laid brick under the smoldering Alabama sun, this weather is breezy.

"It gets hot," said Devaunte Sigler, a defensive tackle from Jacksonville State trying to make the Steelers' roster as an undrafted free agent. "A man has to earn every day out there."

After Sigler was dismissed from Auburn University for what the school called a violation of team rules, Sigler found himself without a job and a young daughter to support.