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How T-shirts are fueling Steelers' defensive takeaways

PITTSBURGH -- It's Saturday morning at the Pittsburgh Steelers ' practice facility on the banks of the Monongahela River, and outside linebackers coach Denzel Martin is cueing up a mixtape as defensive players file into their meeting room.

It's a compilation of all the missed opportunities from the previous game and week of practice -- the near interceptions, the blown chances to force a fumble or pick up a loose ball. It's a raucous scene, players teasing and booing one another as they watch the moments that could've been.

After the lowlights, they run through the highlights, and then it's time for the most important part of the morning: T-shirts.