PITTSBURGH ―The Steelers selected four players to serve as team captains for the 2015 season, the team announced through a vote of their teammates today.
Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will serve as the offensive captain, cornerback William Gayand defensive end Cameron Heyward will serve as the defensive captains, and safety Robert Golden will serve as the special teams captain. Roethlisberger has been selected as an offensive captain for the seventh time in his career (2008, '09, '11, '12, '13, '14 and '15). This marks Golden's second consecutive year as a captain, and the first for Gay and Heyward.
The following are the Steelers' team captains who have been selected during head coach Mike Tomlin's tenure (since 2007):
YEAR
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
SPECIAL TEAMS
2007
Hines Ward, WR
James Farrior, LB
James Harrison, LB
Clint Kriewaldt, LB
2008
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Hines Ward, WR
James Farrior, LB
Jeff Reed, K
2009
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Hines Ward, WR
James Farrior, LB
James Harrison, LB
Keyaron Fox, LB
Jeff Reed, K
2010
Heath Miller, TE
Hines Ward, WR
James Farrior, LB
Keyaron Fox, LB
2011
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Hines Ward, WR
James Farrior, LB
Arnaz Battle, WR
2012
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Brett Keisel, DE
2013
Maurkice Pouncey, C
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Ryan Clark, S
Brett Keisel, DE
2014
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
Troy Polamalu, S
Robert Golden, S
Shaun Suisham, K
2015
Ben Roethlisberger, QB
William Gay, CB
Cameron Heyward, DE
Robert Golden, S
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