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So why would the Steelers bench Fields — a former first-round draft pick seemingly realizing his potential — for a quarterback signed off the scrap heap whose last team paid him a fortune to go away?
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Companies like Impossible Project and Film Ferrania started up production of Polaroid-compatible and 35-mm film, respectively, firing up manufacturing equipment that otherwise would have been headed to the scrap heap.
—Brendan Nystedt, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
Baltimore’s defensive linemen totaled $18 million in salary last season, meaning they were molded off the scrap heap to help the Ravens to the AFC Championship Game.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2024
But credit also goes to the fill-in players who’ve picked up plenty of the slack, including the trio of Ramón Laureano, Whit Merrifield and Gio Urshela, all signed off the scrap heap after being released by other teams.
—David O'Brien, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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“Scrap heap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrap%20heap. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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