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Smith-Schuster: Toughest adjustment to NFL is no more late-night gaming

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For Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, the toughest part of his transition to the NFL has been ensuring he gets a good night's rest.

"Being young, you're just up all night, just having fun," the rookie said Thursday, according to Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I think that sleep has been more challenging for me just because I like to be up, play video games, do what young people do, social media, and then go to bed at 2 a.m. I'm still trying to balance that out."

Smith-Schuster is an avid gamer. Rather than going out to a bar to celebrate his 21st birthday last month, he stayed home playing video games and eating toast.

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