Maurkice Pouncey
| No. 53 Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Center |
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| Date of birth: July 24, 1989 (1989-07-24) (age 22) |
| Place of birth: Ardmore, Oklahoma |
| Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | Weight: 304 lb (138 kg) |
| Career information |
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| College: Florida |
| NFL Draft: 2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18 |
| Debuted in 2010 for the Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| Career history |
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| Roster status: Active |
| Career highlights and awards |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 |
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| Games played | 28 |
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| Games started | 28 |
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| Stats at NFL.com |
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LaShawn Maurkice Pouncey (born July 24, 1989) is an
American football center for the
Pittsburgh Steelers of the
National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round of the
2010 NFL Draft. He played
college football for
Florida.
[edit] Early years
Pouncey was born in
Ardmore, Oklahoma.
[1] He attended
Lakeland High School in
Lakeland, Florida, where he was a standout lineman for the Lakeland Dreadnaughts
high school football team.
[2] As a
senior in 2006, he helped lead Lakeland High to its third consecutive Florida Class 5A state championship and second straight
USA Today national championship.
[2]
[edit] College career
Pouncey received an
athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in
Gainesville, Florida,
[2] where he played for coach
Urban Meyer's
Florida Gators football team from
2007 to
2009.
[3] As a
freshman in 2007, Pouncey started 11 of 13 games for the Gators at right guard.
[2] As a
sophomore in
2008, he started all 14 of the Gators' games at center, including the
BCS National Championship Game against
Oklahoma, and he was an honorable mention All-
Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.
[2] As a
junior in 2009, he was a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus
All-American, receiving first-team honors from the
Football Writers Association of America,
The Sporting News and the
Walter Camp Football Foundation, and second-team honors from the
Associated Press.
[3][4] He was awarded the Rimington Trophy after his junior season in 2009, and thereafter, he decided to forgo his senior year of eligibility and enter the
2010 NFL Draft.
[5]
[edit] Allegation
Florida and the NCAA are investigating an allegation that Pouncey received $100,000 from a representative of a sports agent between Florida's loss to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference title game and its 2010
Sugar Bowl win over Cincinnati. The alleged representative was not named.
[6] On July 21, 2010, Pouncey released a statement calling the claim that he received $100,000 "absolutely ridiculous,"
[7] and the NCAA has not publicly released any further information in the matter.
[edit] Professional career
The
Pittsburgh Steelers chose Pouncey in the first round (18th pick overall) of the
2010 NFL Draft. His rookie year, he started in all 16 games played at the center position, and was selected to the Pro Bowl.
[edit] Personal
Pouncey's
identical twin brother
Mike Pouncey was selected 15th overall by the
Miami Dolphins in the
2011 NFL Draft. He is one minute younger than Mike.
[9]
[edit] See also
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