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 |
|
2008 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
James Farrior, LB |
Jeff Reed, K |
|
2009 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
James Farrior, LB |
Keyaron Fox, LB |
|
2010 |
Heath Miller, TE |
James Farrior, LB |
Keyaron Fox, LB |
|
2011 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
James Farrior, LB |
Arnaz Battle, WR |
|
2012 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
Brett Keisel, DE |
|
|
2013 |
Maurkice Pouncey, C |
Ryan Clark, S |
|
|
2014 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
Troy Polamalu, S |
Robert Golden, S |
|
2015 |
Ben Roethlisberger, QB |
William Gay, CB |
Robert Golden, S |
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