PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster visited Ross Elementary School Tuesday after he spied a special social media post.
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A spokesperson for North Hills School District told Channel 11 third and fourth grade learning support teacher Jess Porter shared pictures of her class wearing Smith-Schuster's jersey on social media earlier this month. Two students asked Porter to tag Smith-Schuster in the post. He saw the pictures and reached out to her to coordinate the special visit.
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Smith-Schuster played catch with the students, ran sprints with them and signed autographs before leaving.
A district spokesperson said the students were extremely excited about the visit.
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