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Posted Apr 27, 2012
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The Pittsburgh Steelers agreed to a one-year contract with veteran quarterback Byron Leftwich.
Leftwich spent last season on injured reserve with a broken arm.
A former Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick from Marshall, Leftwich has also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and three seasons with the Steelers.
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Leftwich has played in six games for Pittsburgh, completing 26-of-43 passes for 345 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 101.4.
In his first nine years in the NFL, Leftwich started 49-of-55 games played and has 10,260 passing yards and 58 touchdowns with a passer rating of 79.7.
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