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Pittsburgh Steelers sign top pick, CB Artie Burns

By The Sports Xchange
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts to a call by the official during the first half of play against the Cincinnati Bengals in their NFL Wild Card Round game at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 9, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts to a call by the official during the first half of play against the Cincinnati Bengals in their NFL Wild Card Round game at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 9, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI | License Photo

The Steelers Pittsburgh signed cornerback Artie Burns, their first-round draft choice, the club announced on Wednesday. Financial terms of the four-year deal were not disclosed.

Burns (6-foot, 197), who was the 25th overall pick, played at the

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University of Miami. He started 23 games during his career with the Hurricanes and finished his with 93 tackles, 14 pass breakups, seven interceptions, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Burns led the Atlantic Coast Conference with six interceptions in 2015, the most by a Hurricane since Sean Taylor had 10 in 2003.

Six of the Steelers' seven selections from the 2016 NFL Draft have signed.

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