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Lolley’s Kickoff: Adeniyi looks to solidify spot

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Ola Adeniyi (92). - MATT SUNDAY / DKPS

Olasunkanmi Adeniyi has all of the respect in the world for former Steelers star James Harrison.

And just in case Adeniyi, who is called Ola by his teammates, didn't know who Harrison was, which was unlikely, he gets reminded of it every day. He's wearing the No. 92 jersey made famous by Harrison over the past decade.

"I don't think about it. Obviously, it's a great number to wear. Everybody in the city of Pittsburgh knows the number," Adeniyi told me. "I'll probably get comparisons to him for a while. I don't look at that as pressure. If you start thinking about that, it takes your focus off football."

And he can't afford for that to happen, especially not with one final preseason game yet to play when the Steelers host Carolina Thursday.

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