According to Brooke Pryor of ESPN on Friday, National Football League twin brothers Maurkice and Mike Pouncey of Ardmore, Oklahoma have each retired at the age of 31. The Pro Bowl centers had been among the best players at their position over the last decade.
Maurkice Pouncey played his entire NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2010, while Mike Pouncey played seven seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2011-2017) and the last three seasons with the Los Angeles Chargers (2018-2020). Maurkice Pouncey was selected to nine Pro Bowls in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, and was a first-team All-Pro in 2011, 2012, and 2014. A member of the Pro Football Writers Association All-Rookie Team in 2010, Maurkice Pouncey was also named to the NFL All-Decade team for the 2010s in 2020.
Mike Pouncey was named to four Pro Bowls as well. He represented the Dolphins at the 2013, 2014, and 2015 Pro Bowls, as well as the Chargers at the 2018 Pro Bowl.
In all, Maurkice Pouncey had seven defensive tackles, two fumble recoveries, and one catch in his 134-game NFL career. Both fumble recoveries came in his rookie season of 2010. The first fumble recovery came in a 23-22 Steelers win over the Miami Dolphins on October 24, 2010, and the second fumble recovery came in a narrow 13-10 Steelers win over the Baltimore Ravens on December 5, 2010. Maurkice Pouncey’s lone catch came on December 8, 2014, in a 27-17 Steelers win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Mike Pouncey played 114 regular season games in the NFL, and like Maurkice, had two fumble recoveries. Interestingly Mike Pouncey’s second fumble recovery came in a Dolphins game against the Chargers on December 20. 2015. Mike Pouncey also had 10 career NFL tackles. Near the end of his career with the Chargers, Mike Pouncey had suffered from neck and hip injuries.
In 2019, Maurkice Pouncey was suspended three games for kicking and punching Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett. Pouncey’s actions came after Garrett had taken off the helmet of Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and threw it at him. Garnett was suspended the rest of the season.
As college players, Mike and Maurkice Pouncey both played for the University of Florida Gators. They were teammates in 2009 when the Gators beat the University of Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 to win the Bowl Championship Series Game from Dolphin Stadium in Miami.
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