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Burfict, Jones rivalry vs. Pittsburgh to hit pitch
- Updated: May 10, 2016
5:15 PM ET
CINCINNATI — Vontaze Burfict and Adam Jones proved their dislike for the Pittsburgh Steelers during the wacky finish to January’s wild-card playoff game between the Steelers and Bengals.
This weekend, Burfict, Jones and a few other Bengals will try to get football fans of a different kind to embrace distaste for another Pittsburgh-based athletic team.
The Bengals players will serve as honorary captains Saturday ahead of a match being hosted by upstart soccer team FC Cincinnati. The United Soccer League team started play in Cincinnati about a month ago and will host the Pittsburgh Riverhounds at the University of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium.
A few friends who know a thing or two about a rivalry with Pittsburgh will be at Saturday’s #OrangeOut. Will you? pic.twitter.com/AizdKChapW
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) May 10, 2016
“Cincinnati and Pittsburgh is probably one of the nastiest rivalries in football,” Bengals defensive tackle Domata Peko …
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