{"id":20554,"date":"2021-02-12T17:34:25","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=20554"},"modified":"2021-02-12T17:34:25","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:34:25","slug":"steelers-center-maurkice-pouncey-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2021\/02\/12\/steelers-center-maurkice-pouncey-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is retiring after 11 years with the team, at the same time as his twin, Mike, retires as a center for the Los Angeles Chargers. Pouncey made nine Pro Bowls and five All-Pro teams since being the franchise\u2019s first-round draft pick in 2010, writes the Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko. See photos from his career in the Steel City below, and read Batko’s story on the news here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Steelers first-round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey poses with head coach Mike Tomlin and president Art Rooney II at a press conference Friday, April 23, 2010. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers’ center Maurkice Pouncey holds his crutches to the side as he makes his way onto the plane bound for Super Bowl XLV in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 31, 2011, in Moon Township. (Darrell Sapp\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maurkice Pouncey enters his second season as the Steelers center in 2011. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Maurkice Pouncey strikes a pose at the Steelers Fashion Show on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012, on the North Shore. (John Heller\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey arrives at St Vincent College during the opening day of camp on July, 26, 2012, in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey sprints to the end zone during the second day of camp at on July 26, 2012, Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger kneels next to Maurkice Pouncey after he was injured during the first quarter of the team’s opening game at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans, September 8, 2013, on the North Shore. (Larry Roberts\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is helped off the field after he was injured during the first quarter of the team’s opening game at Heinz Field against the Tennessee Titans, September 8, 2013, on the North Shore. (Larry Roberts\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey autograpghs a fans sign sign at First Energy Stadium, Nov. 24, 2013, in Cleveland. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey tears up while speaking to the media after signing a six-year, $48 million contract at the Steelers South Side training facility on Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Rush\/Post\u00ad-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey shakes hands with coach Mike Tomlin after speaking to the media about signing a six-year, $48 million contract at the Steelers South Side training facility on Thursday, June 12, 2014. (Andrew Rush\/Post\u00ad-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey signs autographs before the start of his team’s game against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium Thursday night, Sept. 11, 2014, in Baltimore. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers’ Maurkice Pouncey barks at the Dawg Pound as his team warms up before their game against the Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cleveland. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers athletic trainer Devyn Moore stretches out Maurkice Pouncey, who is currently on the PUP list (physically unable to perform), during afternoon workouts, July 30, 2015, at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey leads the Steelers on to the field against the Jaguars, Aug. 14, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurice Pouncey, left, shares a laugh with Ben Roethlisberger, center, and Ramon Foster during practice at the team’s South Side facility on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. (Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey makes his way off the bus for afternoon practice, Friday July 28, 2017, at Latrobe High School. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey high-fives fans on his way to afternoon practice, Sunday July 30, 2017, at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey shares a laugh with Marcus Gilbert, Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey, front left, and Robert Golden, right, pick up kicker Chris Boswell after he kicked the winning field goal against the Packers at Heinz Field Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, on the North Shore. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey leads the Steelers out of the tunnel Monday, December 25, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pittsburgh Steelers Maurkice Pouncey laughs while talking with media as he arrives at training camp, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center, and center Maurice Pouncey, at left, get high-fives from the Trinity Youth Football League as he enters practice at the Steelers training camp on Thursday, July 26, 2018, at St. Vincent College in Latrobe. The young footballers came from Washington to play on the field while the Steelers were at lunch and to cheer them on as they returned to the field. (Stephanie Strasburg\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers Maurkice Pouncey during afternoon practice, Sunday, August 5, 2018, at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back James Conner leaps over center Maurkice Pouncey as he carries against the Browns in the second quarter Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018 at FirstEnergy Stadium. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey jumps in the air as he enters the field before the game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at Heinz Field in the North Shore. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey, back left, is punched in the chin by Carolina Panthers cornerback Donte Jackson on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at Heinz Field in the North Shore. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey and Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey pose for photos after the game on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Heinz Field. Both players wore #53. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers running back Jaylen Samuels gets a block from Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018, at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey takes a deep breath before taking the field against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey greets cornerback Joe Haden during warmups, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. (Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Steelers fan shows support for suspended center Maurkice Pouncey as the Steelers take on the Browns in the second quarter, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2019, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers\u00d5 Zach Banner, left, and Maurkice Pouncey hand out free turkeys to 200 qualifying Braddock residents during the Pouncey and Friends Thanksgiving meal distruibution at the Woodland Hills School District Administration office, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019, in Braddock. (Pam Panchak\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey #53 leads his team out of the tunnel before the game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey is retiring after 11 years with the team, at the same time as his twin, Mike, retires as a center for the Los Angeles Chargers. Pouncey made nine Pro Bowls and five All-Pro teams since being the franchise\u2019s first-round draft pick in 2010, writes the Post-Gazette’s Brian Batko. See photos from… <\/p>\n

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