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Steelers fan found dead days after attending Browns game in Cleveland

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A Maryland man reported missing after attending the Steelers-Browns game in Cleveland was found dead.

NBC affiliate WKYC reports that the body of Phoenix Philips, 24, was pulled from the Cuyahoga River Tuesday afternoon.

Philips was reported missing to Cleveland police last Friday.

Police had previously called Philips’ disappearance “concerning,” WKYC reports. In a social media post, Cleveland Missing said Philips was in Cleveland for last Thursday’s game.

WEWS spoke with Philips’ mother, Amanda Philips, who said he was a Steelers fan and father of a 2-year-old boy.

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