{"id":208775,"date":"2026-04-25T00:29:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/steelers-are-good-hosts-bad-pickers-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T00:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:29:26","slug":"steelers-are-good-hosts-bad-pickers-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/steelers-are-good-hosts-bad-pickers-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers are good hosts, bad pickers – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Begin Friday with these reads:
Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, listening to the new Noah Kahan album<\/a>. We have Friday’s news, from the 2026 NFL Draft to wildfire in the South.
We\u2019re only 32 picks into\u00a0the 2026 NFL Draft<\/a>, which has 225 yet to come off the board over the course of Friday\u2019s second and third rounds in Pittsburgh, plus the final four rounds Saturday.
In Round 1 on Thursday, in a shocker to no one, Indiana quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza went No. 1 to the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>.
The Steel City hosted its first draft in more than 78 years \u2014 it looked marvelous<\/a> and set a Round 1 attendance record of 320,000. Expect that figure to balloon into the weekend.
But the hometown team didn\u2019t do as well as it had hoped<\/a>. Per reports, the AFC North champs \u2014 still not necessarily sure who their quarterback will be in 2026<\/a> \u2014 were\u00a0all set to take USC WR Makai Lemon\u00a0with the 21st overall pick \u2026 not knowing a cross-state jump had occurred, with the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0literally swooping in.
Weather & Climate<\/span><\/strong>
Blazes created by “extreme drought,” are burning<\/a> across parts of\u00a0southern Georgia and northeast Florida, forcing road closures and destroying homes and buildings in their path, officials said. See maps of the wildfires<\/a>.
Momfluencing<\/span><\/strong>
USA TODAY went deep into the world of momfluencing<\/a> \u2014 career women\u00a0who\u00a0are often also authors, business owners,\u00a0podcasters\u00a0and brand marketing professionals, usually far out-earning their partners \u2014 at the Mom 2.0 Summit. While some people might not take the influencer world seriously, it\u2019s\u00a0undeniable that\u00a0many moms in the industry are making big bucks talking online<\/a>.
Have feedback on the Daily Briefing?\u00a0Shoot\u00a0Nicole an email at\u00a0NFallert@usatoday.com<\/em><\/small>.<\/p>\n

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