| PERSONAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Posistion | Center |
| Height | 6' 4" |
| Weight | 302 lbs. |
| College | Florida |
| Drafted | 2010 |
| 1st round (18th overall) | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
| CAREER HISTORY | |
|---|---|
| 2010 - 2020 | Center, Pittsburgh Steelers |
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS | |
|---|---|
| Pro Bowl | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Hall of Honor | 2025 |
The center position for the Pittsburgh Steelers is one that has been built on consistency.
There is a legacy, handed down from players through the decades, players like Mike Webster and Dermontti Dawson, the best of the best who are immortalized in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Maurkice Pouncey's name is right up there with the best of them, and he will forever be remembered with the top centers ever to wear the black and gold.
Pouncey announced his retirement following the 2020 season after an illustrious 11-year career with the Steelers, one filled with honors and accolades while he, like Webster and Dawson before him, led the way for the offensive line.
Pouncey made an impact on and off the field, and Steelers President Art Rooney II issued the following statement when Pouncey retired.
"I want to thank Maurkice for his outstanding efforts both on and off the field over the past 11 years," said Rooney. "He was an amazing teammate and leader that so many looked up to throughout his playing career."
Pouncey was selected by the Steelers in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, the 18th overall pick. Shortly after Pouncey arrived at Saint Vincent College for his rookie training camp, he earned the starting job, and he held it from that day until he decided to end his NFL career.
In his rookie season he would stabilize a position previously held by journeymen Sean Mahan and Justin Hartwig for a team that went on to reach Super Bowl XLV. Pouncey was unable to play in the Super Bowl after injuring an ankle in the AFC Championship Game victory over the New York Jets. He won the Joe Greene Great Performance Award that season, given annually to the team's Rookie of the Year by the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America, to become the first offensive lineman to win it since 2000.
Pouncey didn't need much time to establish himself as a starter in the NFL, and he quickly built on his growing resume. He became the first center in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl in each of his first three seasons (2010-12) and went on to be a nine-time Pro Bowl selection, including in 2020. He was twice voted first-team Associated Press All-Pro (2011, 2014) and was a second-team AP All-Pro selection three times (2010, 2012 and 2018).
Pouncey was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame's All-Decade team for the 2010s, an honor Webster earned in the 1970s and 1980s, with a spot on an All-Decade team typically leading to being enshrined in Canton.
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Pouncey was a steady leader on offense, someone who guided the younger players while still showing a shining example for even the most seasoned veterans. It was that leadership that had his teammates select him as an offensive team captain four times (2013, 2018, 2019 and 2020).
Pouncey's love for the game was only matched by his love for giving back to the community, and was the Steelers nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2019. He and his twin brother, Mike, started the Team Pouncey Foundation, which gave back to those in Pittsburgh and his hometown of Lakeland, Florida, by hosting free football and cheerleading camps for kids to give them a stepping-stone to the future.
In Pittsburgh, Pouncey's passions were making sure people didn't suffer from food insecurity, and providing opportunities to young people to connect with law enforcement to foster strong relationships between the groups. His three main areas of focus were the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Urban Impact Foundation and working with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.